Politics
| Name | Born | Died | Description | Connection with Cardiff | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abse, LeoLeo Abse | 1917 | 2008 | Former Member of Parliament for Pontypool and Torfaen, noted for promoting private member's bills to decriminalise male homosexual relations and liberalise the divorce laws. | Born in Cardiff | |
| Barlow, CeliaCelia Barlow | 1955 | — | Former Member of Parliament for Hove. | Born in Cardiff | |
| Box, DonaldDonald Box | 1917 | 1993 | Stockbroker and former Member of Parliament for Cardiff North. | Born in Cardiff | |
| Doughty, StephenStephen Doughty | 1980 | — | Former member of male a cappella group Out of the Blue, Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth since 2012. | Born in Llandaff, Cardiff | |
| Edelman, MauriceMaurice Edelman | 1911 | 1975 | Novelist and former Member of Parliament for Coventry West and Coventry North West. | Born in Cardiff | |
| Flynn, PaulPaul Flynn | 1935 | — | Member of Parliament for Newport West since 1987. | Born in Cardiff | |
| Gillan, CherylCheryl Gillan | 1952 | — | Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham since 1992. | Born in Llandaff, Cardiff | |
| Morgan, JonathanJonathan Morgan | 1974 | — | Former Assembly Member for Cardiff North. | Born in Tongwynlais, Cardiff | |
| Morgan, JulieJulie Morgan | 1944 | — | Former Member of Parliament for Cardiff North, and Assembly Member for Cardiff North since 2011. | Born in Cardiff | |
| Morgan, RhodriRhodri Morgan | 1939 | — | Former First Minister for Wales, leader of Welsh Labour, Assembly Member for Cardiff West and Member of Parliament for Cardiff West. | Born in Cardiff | |
| Robertson, Edward V.Edward V. Robertson | 1881 | 1963 | Former United States Senator for Wyoming. | Born in Cardiff | |
| Thomas, AlfredAlfred Thomas | 1840 | 1927 | Former Member of Parliament for East Glamorganshire. | Born in Penylan, Cardiff | |
| Thomas, Owen JohnOwen John Thomas | 1939 | — | Former Assembly Member for South Wales Central. | Born in Roath, Cardiff |
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.”
—Mao Zedong (1893–1976)
“The politics of the family are the politics of a nation. Just as the authoritarian family is the authoritarian state in microcosm, the democratic family is the best training ground for life in a democracy.”
—Letty Cottin Pogrebin (20th century)
“The politics of the exile are fever,
revenge, daydream,
theater of the aging convalescent.
You wait in the wings and rehearse.
You wait and wait.”
—Marge Piercy (b. 1936)