Mick Bates (born Loughborough1947) is a Welsh Liberal Democrat politician, and has been Member of the Welsh Assembly for Montgomeryshire since 1999. And was previously a Powys County Councillor. Statistics Population: 57,600 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK536195 Administration Borough: Charnwood Shire county: Leicestershire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Leicestershire Services Police force: Leicestershire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: LOUGHBOROUGH Postal... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... This article is about the country. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Regional proportion of Yes vote in the 1997 referendum. ... Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is an inland traditional county of Wales. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ...

Career

Science Teacher (Humphrey Perkins Jn. High School, Barrow in Soar; Belvidere Secondary School, Shrewsbury) 1970-75 Statistics Population: 70,059 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ495123 Administration District: Shrewsbury and Atcham Shire county: Shropshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and...

Head of Gen. Science, The Grove School, Market Drayton, 1975-77

Farmer since 1977

Chairman, Llanfair Caereinion Branch National Farmers Union (NFU) 1983-85

Chairman County Livestock Committee 1988-1991

Instigated/chaired NFU County Public Affairs Committee since 1990

NFU County Chairman 1991

Produced and presented Radio Maldwyn farming programme 1994-5

NFU elected delegate 1995

Political interests

Agriculture, rural communities, community regeneration and the voluntary sector.

Interests

Bates is keenly interested in sport and painting, and loves walking in the hills.

Achievements

Started a farmers programme on local radio and a scheme for students to visit farms.

Represented and campaigned for farmers locally and nationally.

As a Liberal Democrat County Councillor Mick has instigated a successful community regeneration scheme which obtained Market Towns Initiative status. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Political experience

Finance and Administration Committee - Assembly Rep Chair of the Legislation Committee 2002-3

Liberal Democrat County Councillor -- other information

Caereinion High School PTA member 1986, Parent Governor 1988-94 Vice Chairman Powys Eisteddfod Finance Committee 1989 Promoter, Llanfair Caereinion Show Raffle, since 1991 Governor, Caereinion Primary School, 1994-5 Chairman Llanfair Town Forum, since 1995 - a successful community regeneration group PTA may refer to: Parent-Teacher Association, a voluntary organisation bringing together parents and teachers plasma thromboplastin antecedent, another name for Factor XI Preferential Trade Arrangement This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Mick Bates AM official site
• Mick Bates AM official biography at the Welsh Assembly website
• Mick Bates AM profile at the site of Welsh Liberal Democrats