This article is about the particular significance of the year 2001 to Wales and its people. Incumbents First Minister – Rhodri Morgan Secretary of State for Wales – Paul Murphy Archbishop of Wales – Rowan Williams Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Meirion Evans Events 1 March – Peter Clarke is appointed Children's Commissioner for Wales. 1 June – Official opening of Cardiff Bay Barrage. 7 June – In the UK general election: Plaid Cymru retain a total of 4 seats. They lose Ynys Môn to Labour but Adam Price gains Carmarthen East and Dinefwr from Labour's Alan Williams. Newly elected Labour MPs include Hywel Francis (Aberavon), Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside), Wayne David (Caerphilly), Ian Lucas (Wrexham) and Chris Bryant (Rhondda) Kevin Brennan replaces Rhodri Morgan as MP for Cardiff West. 16 June – Entrepreneur Terry Matthews is knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. 11 July – Welsh language pressure group Cymuned is launched at a meeting in Mynytho. 1 August – Coleg Harlech Workers' Educational Association (North Wales) is created through the merger of The Workers' Educational Association (North Wales) and Coleg Harlech. 16 September – To commemorate "Glyndwr Day", actress Siân Phillips unveils a memorial statue to Catrin Glyndŵr in London. 26 October – A memorial service to celebrate the life of Harry Secombe is held at Westminster Abbey and attended by Charles, Prince of Wales. Arts and literature 15 March - Julien Macdonald is chosen as fashion house Givenchy's new designer. 24 March - Opening of the exhibition Let Paul Robeson Sing! in Cardiff. 15 December - Rob Brydon wins Best TV Comedy Actor award in the British Comedy Awards. 25 December - Matthew Rhys and Tom Ward star in a TV adaptation of The Lost World. November - John Bourne establishes the Wrexham Stuckists group of artists. Jessica Garlick makes the last ten in the first series of Pop Idol. Andrew Vicari sells a collection of 125 paintings of the First Gulf War to Prince Khaled of Saudi Arabia for £17 million. Irish photographer Paul Seawright is awarded a personal chair by the University of Wales, Newport. Awards Prix Hélène Rochas - Rebecca Evans Cardiff Singer of the World - Marius Brenciu Glyndŵr Award - John Meirion Morris National Eisteddfod (held in Denbigh) National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Mererid Hopwood (first woman ever to win the Chair) National Eisteddfod of Wales: