AM (born 1950), Labour Alun Michael (born 1943), Labour, first First Secretary for Wales 1999–2000 Rhodri Morgan AM (born 1939), Labour, First Minister of Wales 2000–2009 Paul Murphy, Baron Murphy of Torfaen (born 1946), Labour, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2002–05 Lynne Neagle AM (born 1968), Labour Ifan ab Owen Edwards (1895–1970), founder of Urdd Gobaith Cymru Richard Lewis, better known as Dic Penderyn (1808–1831), Chartist John Prescott (born 1938), Labour, Deputy Prime Minister 1997–2007 Merlyn Rees (1920–2006), Labour, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1974–1976, Home Secretary 1976–1979 Henry Richard (1812–1888), Liberal Ivor Richard, Baron Richard, Labour, former Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Privy Seal and European Commissioner Edward V. Robertson (1881–1963), U.S. Senator Ted Rowlands (born 1943), Labour Joan Ruddock (born 1943), Labour Carl Sargeant AM (born 1968), Labour Molly Scott Cato (born 1963), Green Party MEP and green economist Karen Sinclair AM (born 1952), Labour George Thomas (1909–1997), Labour, Speaker of the House of Commons Lewis Valentine (1893–1986), pastor, author, editor, Welsh nationalist and a founder of what would become Plaid Cymru Thomas Vaughan (c.1410–1483), also soldier and diplomat Dafydd Wigley (born 1943), former President of Plaid Cymru D. J. Williams (1885–1970), Welsh-language writer and a founder of what would become Plaid Cymru Morgan B. Williams (1831–1903), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives William Williams (1634–1700), also lawyer Zephaniah Williams (1795–1874), Chartist Leanne Wood AM (born 1971), Plaid Cymru party leader Alan Woods (born 1944), Trotskyist and writer Dai Lloyd AM (born 1956), Plaid Cymru politician and GP Religious figures Saint Cadoc (born c. 497) Thomas Charles (1755–1814), Nonconformist minister Bishop Peter Collins (born 1958), Bishop-Elect of East Anglia Saint David (died 601?), patron saint of Wales David Davies (1741–1819), clergyman and social historian Reverend John Davies (Shon Gymro) (1804–1884), Welsh Congregational Minister, linguist, writer and poet Elfodd (died 809) Welsh bishop Samuel Ifor Enoch (1914–2001), Principal of the United Theological College, Aberystwyth Christmas Evans (1766–1838), Nonconformist minister Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd, Roman Catholic priests and two of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Ann Griffiths (1776–1805), religious poet and hymn-writer David Griffiths (1792–1863), missionary to Madagascar, translator of the first Bible written in an African language Saint Richard Gwyn (c.1537–1584) Howell Harris (1714–1773), Methodist minister Saint Illtud (died mid-6th century) Bishop William Morgan (1545–1604), translator of the first complete Bible in Welsh (1588) Saint Patrick, patron saint of