This article is about the particular significance of the year 2003 to Wales and its people. Incumbents First Minister – Rhodri Morgan Secretary of State for Wales – Peter Hain Archbishop of Wales – Barry Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff (elected) Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Robyn Llŷn Events February – Former Conservative Assembly leader Rod Richards is declared bankrupt with debts estimated at over £300,000. 27 February – Rowan Williams is enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury. Dominic Walker is installed as his replacement as Bishop of Monmouth. 9 March – Ron Davies announces that he is leaving politics after being asked to stand down by his local party following further revelations by the press about his private life. 29 March – Porthmadog Cob is bought by the Welsh Assembly Government and the road toll is discontinued after 192 years. 1 May – In the National Assembly for Wales election, Labour win 30 seats, enabling them to form a government. Following disappointing results for Plaid Cymru, Ieuan Wyn Jones stands down as party president and leader of the assembly group. 19 June – Prince William of Wales visits Bangor and Anglesey, to mark his 21st birthday (on 21 June). August National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Meifod. A memorial to Owain Lawgoch is unveiled at Mortagne-sur-Gironde, France. October – Dafydd Iwan, newly elected President of Plaid Cymru, escapes a driving ban for speeding offences on the grounds that he needs to drive to fulfil his musical and political engagements. 12 October – The Friends of the Leinster hold a service at Holyhead to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the sinking of by a German U-boat. November – Michael Howard becomes leader of the Conservative Party. December Dafydd Wigley is appointed Pro-Chancellor of the University of Wales. Aberllefenni Slate Quarry ceases working. 7 December – The Wales & Borders train operating franchise is awarded for a 15-year period to Arriva Trains Wales. North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm commences operation. The former Brains Brewery site in Cardiff is redeveloped into the "Old Brewery Quarter". Veteran Cardiff politician Stefan Terlezki goes to the European Parliament to press the case for eventual Ukrainian membership of the European Union. In Channel 4's 100 Worst Britons poll (which includes only living people), the following entries have Welsh connections: H from Steps – 8 Charlotte Church – 21 The Prince of Wales – 24 Catherine