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Julie James AM is a Welsh Labour politician, who has represented the constituency of Swansea West since the National Assembly for Wales election of 2011.

Early life

Julie James was born and raised in Swansea and has spent a large part of her adult life working to make Swansea a better place for people in one way or another. Up until her selection as Welsh Labour's candidate for Swansea West, Julie had been craving out a successful career as one of Wale's leading enviromental and constituentional lawyers. Born into an active Labour family and as a lifelong party member, when the chance came to stand for the selection for the Swansea West seat in the Welsh Assembly Election, Julie didn't have to think twice about putting herself forward for the Welsh Labour.

Professional Career

As a young mother Julie spent time at Greenham Common and stood in solidarity with the miners against Thatcher and the Tories during the strike. As a young barrister and as an advocate for equality Julie played an active part of the fight to get one of Britain’s first black MPs Bernie Grant elected in Haringey. Julie joined the London Borough of Camden as a policy lawyer, and helped to frame some of Camden’s responses to the Thatcher legislation of the time, giving her an in-depth understanding of the practical needs of government and what it means to work in the shadow of a Tory administration.

Julie then returned to Swansea with her husband to raise their three children, where she became the Assistant County Secretary (Legal Services) in West Glamorgan County Council before eventually becoming Assistant Chief Executive of the City and County of Swansea. Julie will bring to the Assembly her direct first hand experience of the the wide range of issues currently facing Swansea which need to be tackled in the next term and beyond.

In late 2005 Julie resigned from Swansea Council in protest over the signing of a contract which has subsequently cost the Council millions of wasted pounds under the Liberal Democrats. On leaving the council Julie worked with Swansea University on an Assembly funded shared services project designed to release substantial sums of money for Councils across Wales. At the same time Julie joined a law practice where she could specialise in Welsh environmental and constitutional law. Julie is committed to, and passionate about everything to do with Swansea and wants to build on the great work by Labour in the Assembly inhelping to create a modern city fit for the future.

External links

• National Assembly for Wales - Assembly Member details

Offices held

References

1. http://welshlabour.org.uk/julie-james

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• Living people
• Welsh Labour Members of the National Assembly for Wales
• Wales AMs 2011–
• Welsh Labour politicians