MOON, Madeleine

Member for Bridgend (revised boundary) since 2010 and for Bridgend 2005-10. Committees: Member, Defence Select Committee since 2009. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Hunt of Kings Heath at the Department for Energy and Climate Change 2009-10; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jim Knight MP, Department for Children, Schools and Families2007-08; Councillor, Bridgend County Borough Council 1995-2004; Councillor, Porthcawl Town Council 1989-99. Special political interests: Health and social welfare, environment, young people, crime prevention, China, Central Asia, defence. Profession/Trade: Previous occupations: Social worker; social services contracting; inspection and registration of social care settings. Education: University of Cardiff, Certificate in Social Work; University of Keele, BEd. Affiliations: GMB, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, RSPB, Wildfowl and Welfare Trust, the Fabian Society. Hobbies: Walking, films, reading, theatre, travel. b. 27 March 1950, Sunderland. Married with one child.