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Huw Lewis
Huw Lewis, (born January 17, 1964) is the Labour Co-operative National Assembly for Wales member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney.

Personal
Lewis was born in Merthyr Tydfil and was brought up in Aberfan. He is married to Lynne Neagle, the Labour Assembly member for Torfaen. They live in Merthyr Tydfil.

Professional career
He became a chemistry teacher at Afon Taf High School after taking his degree at Edinburgh University. Subsequently, he became Assistant General Secretary of the Labour Party in Wales.

Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 as a Labour and Co-operative Party candidate to represent Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. He has been party Whip in the Assembly, a post he resigned following the resignation of Alun Michael as First Secretary. He has also been Deputy Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning in October 2000, a post he resigned following the use of a landfill site in Trecatti, within his constituency, for the disposal of carcases during the foot and mouth crisis.

He was re-elected in 2003 and was appointed Deputy Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration in May 2003. In the Third Assembly he was appointed Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport on 31 May 2007 but announced to the media that due to his private opposition to One Wales coalition deal with Plaid Cymru he had been sacked on 18 July 2007.