Edwina Hart, MBE (born 26 April 1957) is a Welsh Labour[1] politician who represented the constituency of Gower from the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales (Senedd) in 1999 until 2016.

As a result of this work she was elected as the first female president of the Banking, Insurance and Finance Union, serving from 1992 to 1994.

[2] She also sat on the Employment Appeals Tribunal, was a member of the South West Wales Economic Forum and a director of Chwarae Teg.

In 2004, in her role as Minister for Social Justice, Hart commissioned an independent report on charity All Wales Ethnic Minority Association's projects.

[5] She was once again re-elected to the Third Assembly in May 2007 with a reduced majority of 1192 (34.2% of the vote) and was appointed Minister for Health and Social Services (31 May 2007).

[6] Whilst she secured backing from a number of Unions and prominent figures such as Finance Minister Andrew Davies, Hart finished second in the Leadership contest.