# Jane Davidson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jane_Davidson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jane_Davidson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Davidson > Source revision: 1355099151 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Welsh politician (born 1957) This article is about the Welsh politician. For the musicologist, see [Jane W. Davidson](/source/Jane_W._Davidson). For the solar power researcher, see [Jane H. Davidson](/source/Jane_H._Davidson). Jane Davidson Official portrait, 2020 Member of the Welsh Assembly for Pontypridd In office 6 May 1999 – 6 May 2011 Preceded by Office Created Succeeded by Mick Antoniw Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales In office 12 May 1999 – 10 October 2000 Preceded by Office Created Succeeded by John Marek Personal details Born (1957-03-19) 19 March 1957 (age 69) Birmingham, England Party Labour Alma mater University of Birmingham, University of Wales **Jane Davidson** (born 19 March 1957)[1] is a [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) former [Labour](/source/Welsh_Labour) politician, the former [Assembly Member](/source/Welsh_Assembly) for [Pontypridd](/source/Pontypridd_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_constituency)), and served as minister for environment, sustainability and [housing](/source/Minister_for_Housing_(Wales)) in the [Welsh Government](/source/Welsh_Assembly_Government). She also previously served as the Welsh vice-president of the [Ramblers' Association](/source/Ramblers'_Association), stepping down when appointed minister for environment, sustainability and [housing](/source/Minister_for_Housing_(Wales)) in 2007. She announced in 2008 that she would not be seeking re-election to the assembly in 2011.[2] ## Professional career Prior to her election to the Welsh Assembly Davidson was a member of [Cardiff City Council](/source/Cardiff_City_Council).[1][2] In the Assembly she was minister for environment and sustainability in Wales from 2007 to 2011 where she was responsible for the Welsh Government agreeing to make sustainable development its central organising principle. Prior to that she was minister for education and lifelong learning where she introduced a new foundation phase for 3- to 7-year-olds, the Welsh Baccalaureate and Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC) into the Welsh curriculum.[3] In 2011, following her ministerial career and subsequent move to West Wales as planned, Davidson took up employment as director of the Wales Institute for Sustainability at the local Trinity St David University shortly afterwards, which intends to introduce sustainability content into every student's experience from 2013.[3] In 2017, Jane was guest faculty in the Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership programme at Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health. ## Contributions to public policy Davidson was the third most influential environmentalist in the UK for the Independent on Sunday in 2009[4] and has been *Resource* magazine's number one and two in 2009 and 2010 for her work on waste.[5] She holds honorary fellowships from CIW (Chartered Institute of Waste) and CIWEM (Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management) and is a member of WWF's UK Council of Global Ambassadors.[6] Davidson was a judge on the 2011 Green Awards[7] and is a member of the *Telegraph'*s summit team writing about the [green economy](/source/Green_economy) in the run up to Rio+20. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BBCprofile_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BBCprofile_1-1) ["People in the Assembly: Jane Davidson"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk/wales/13012.stm). *BBC News*. London. 12 May 1998. Retrieved 26 January 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-resign_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-resign_2-1) ["Davidson will stand down in 2011"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7665051.stm). *[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)*. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-1) [Jane Davidson](http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jane-davidson/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140203034326/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jane-davidson/) 3 February 2014 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sponsored Earth Content"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/earth/the-age-of-energy/contributors/8676884/Jane-Davidson-Director-Inspire-profile.html). *The Daily Telegraph*. London. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Plastic bag charges by May 2011"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8339049.stm). *BBC News*. 3 November 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Jane Davidson – WWF UK](http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/about_us/more_about_wwf/wwf_uk_council_of_ambassadors/jane_davidson.cfm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130723143724/http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/about_us/more_about_wwf/wwf_uk_council_of_ambassadors/jane_davidson.cfm) 23 July 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Jane Davidson | International Green Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121026165708/http://www.greenawards.com/judges/2011_judging_panel/jane_davidson). Archived from [the original](http://www.greenawards.com/judges/2011_judging_panel/jane_davidson) on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013. Senedd Preceded by (new post) Assembly Member for Pontypridd 1999–2011 Succeeded by Mick Antoniw Preceded by (new post) Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales 1999–2000 Succeeded by John Marek Political offices Preceded by (new post) Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills 2000–2007 Succeeded by Carwyn Jones Preceded by (new post) Minister for Sustainability and Rural Development 2007 (31 May to 19 July) Succeeded by (post reorganised) Preceded by (post reorganised) Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing 2007–2011 Succeeded by John Griffiths 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 Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National United States Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jane Davidson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Davidson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Davidson?action=history)). 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