Carl Sargeant | |
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.jpg) Sargeant in 2016 | |
| Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children | |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 3 November 2017 | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Cuthbert |
| Succeeded by | Alun Davies[1] |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Alyn and Deeside | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 7 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Middlehurst |
| Succeeded by | Jack Sargeant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales |
| Died | (aged 49) Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales |
| Political party | Welsh Labour (suspended from 3 November 2017) |
| Spouse | Bernie Sargeant |
| Children | 2, including Jack Sargeant |
Carl Sargeant (1968 – 7 November 2017) was a Welsh politician who was the Cabinet secretaries and ministers Secretary for Communities and Children in the Welsh Government. He represented the constituency of Alyn and Deeside in the National Assembly for Wales from 2003.
Sargeant was removed from his Cabinet position and suspended from Welsh Labour on 3 November 2017 following allegations about his behaviour. He died four days later. On 11 July 2019, an inquest ruled his death a suicide.
- ^ "Welsh Government | First Minister appoints new Ministerial team". gov.wales. Retrieved 8 November 2017.