1989 in Wales - Events

Events

  • 22 February - While out canvassing for the Conservative Party in the Pontypridd by-election campaign, MP Sir Raymond Gower is taken ill and dies, occasioning a by-election in his own seat of the Vale of Glamorgan.
  • 23 February - In a parliamentary by-election at Pontypridd, caused by the death of Labour MP Brynmor John, Dr Kim Howells retains the seat for Labour.
  • 4 May - In the by-election for the Westminster Parliament brought about by the death of Sir Raymond Gower, John Smith wins the Vale of Glamorgan seat for the Labour Party after 38 years of Conservative control.
  • June - New Penmaenbach Tunnel opens on A55 road.
  • The Open University begins offering a course in Welsh.
  • Newly-qualified doctors are allowed to take the Hippocratic oath in Welsh for the first time.
  • The House of Lords ceremony for the swearing-in of a new QC is conducted in Welsh for the first time.
  • The first purpose-built Sikh gurdwarah opens in Cardiff.
  • Val Feld becomes head of the Equal Opportunities Commission in Wales.

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