Richard Edwards (born 25 August 1956 in Llanelli) is a former Welsh Labour politician who was a Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 1999 to 2003.

He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen, and gained a BA, MA and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Birmingham.

[1] Edwards worked as an Officer at the London Borough of Hounslow from 1979 to 1981 and as a researcher and lecturer at the Institute for Local Government studies from 1981 to 1985.

[8][9] In 2002, Edwards called for the Welsh media to end its 'obsession' with rugby, a sport he described Wales as being 'frankly hopeless' at, saying that they should instead focus on football.

[18] Edwards helped to lead opposition to the rollout of GMO crops in Wales,[19] including presenting a petition against their introduction to First Minister Rhodri Morgan, alongside Pembrokeshire colleague Christine Gwyther.