# Eleanor Burnham > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eleanor_Burnham > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eleanor_Burnham.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Burnham > Source revision: 1355097017 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Welsh Liberal Democrat politician Eleanor Burnham Official portrait, 2007 Member of the Welsh Assembly for North Wales In office 22 March 2001 – 5 May 2011 Preceded by Christine Humphreys Succeeded by Aled Roberts Personal details Born Wrexham, Wales Party Welsh Liberal Democrats Spouse Derek Burnham (div) **Eleanor Burnham** is a [Welsh Liberal Democrat](/source/Welsh_Liberal_Democrats) politician who was a [Member of the Welsh Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_for_Wales) (AM) for [North Wales](/source/North_Wales_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_constituency)) from 2001 until 2011. ## Background Burnham was born in [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham) and brought up in Gwnodl Fawr, Cynwyd. Her early career was in social services management. She was previously a Wrexham Magistrate and a member of [Denbigh Hospital](/source/North_Wales_Hospital) Mental Health Tribunal. She has worked as a fundraiser for St. Kentigern Hospice, St. Asaph.[1] A fluent [Welsh speaker](/source/Welsh_language), Burnham is a qualified [aromatherapist](/source/Aromatherapist) and her hobbies include gardening, cycling and swimming. Burnham is an amateur singer who won a prize in the Soprano category at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod and is a former member of [Mid Wales Opera](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid_Wales_Opera&action=edit&redlink=1).[1] After leaving the Senedd, she competed in the "Voice of Wales" competition.[2] ## Politics Burnham succeeded as Liberal Democrat AM for North Wales on 22 March 2001 after [Christine Humphreys](/source/Christine_Humphreys) had resigned because of ill-health. Burnham was the Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly spokesperson on Culture, Welsh Language and Sport. Her political interests lie in full [devolution](/source/Devolution) for Wales, social inclusion and lifelong-learning. In this role she repeatedly challenged the Culture Minister, [Alun Pugh](/source/Alun_Pugh), "to prove whether or not he can be the champion for the Welsh language".[3] After losing her seat in 2011, Burnham received a "resettlement grant" of £32,000, but commented that she did not think it was "morally correct" for AMs to receive the grants if they had other jobs to go to. She retrained as a teacher.[4] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-opera_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-opera_1-1) Eleanor Burnham (19 September 2008). ["The Mezzo-Soprano Assembly Member"](https://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/culture/mezzo-soprano-assembly-member). *Total Politics*. Retrieved 12 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Hywel Trewyn (24 February 2011). ["Politician Eleanor Burnham pitches for singing stardom"](https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/politician-eleanor-burnham-pitches-singing-2734756). *North Wales Live*. Retrieved 12 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Eleanor Burnham AM"](http://www.eburnham.org.uk). *Welsh Lib Dems*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20051025053613/http://www.eburnham.org.uk/) from the original on 25 October 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Payout of £845,179 for 22 ex-AMs who quit or lost seats"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17699852). BBC. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2021. ## External links - [Eleanor Burnham AM](https://web.archive.org/web/20050301221852/http://www.wales.gov.uk/who/members-biog1-e.htm#eleanor_burnham) official biography at the Welsh Assembly website - [Eleanor Burnham AM](https://web.archive.org/web/20051001004346/http://www.welshlibdems.org.uk/people_e_detail.asp?memberNo=175) profile at the site of Welsh Liberal Democrats ## Offices held Senedd Preceded by Christine Humphreys Assembly Member for North Wales 2001 – 2011 Succeeded by Aled Roberts v t e Members of the National Assembly for Wales 2007–2011 3rd Assembly Labour (26) Leighton Andrews Lorraine Barrett Rosemary Butler Christine Chapman Jeffrey Cuthbert Jane Davidson Alun Davies Andrew Davies Brian Gibbons Janice Gregory John Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Edwina Hart Jane Hutt Irene James Carwyn Jones † (leader from Dec 2009) Ann Jones Huw Lewis Valerie Lloyd Sandy Mewies Rhodri Morgan † (leader until Dec 2009) Lynne Neagle Carl Sargeant Karen Sinclair Gwenda Thomas Joyce Watson Plaid Cymru (15-14) Mohammad Asghar (until Dec 2009) Jocelyn Davies Nerys Evans Chris Franks Bethan Jenkins Alun Ffred Jones Elin Jones Gareth Jones Ieuan Wyn Jones † Helen Mary Jones David Lloyd Janet Ryder (Dafydd Elis-Thomas) Rhodri Glyn Thomas Leanne Wood Conservatives (12-13) Mohammad Asghar (from Dec 2009) Nick Bourne † Angela Burns Andrew RT Davies Paul Davies William Graham Mark Isherwood David Melding Darren Millar Jonathan Morgan Nick Ramsay Brynle Williams (died Apr 2011) Liberal Democrats (5-6) Mick Bates (until Dec 2010) Peter Black Eleanor Burnham Mike German † (leader until Oct 2008/AM until Jun 2010) Veronica German (from Jul 2010) Jenny Randerson Kirsty Williams † (leader from Dec 2008) Independent (1-2) Mick Bates (from Dec 2010) Trish Law Presiding Officer: Dafydd Elis-Thomas † = Party leaders --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eleanor Burnham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Burnham) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Burnham?action=history)). 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