Anthony Slaughter | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Wales Green Party | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Political party | Wales Green Party |
| Residence(s) | Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | https://wales.greenparty.org.uk/green-party-wales-leader/ |
Anthony David Slaughter is a politician who has been the leader of the Wales Green Party since December 2018. [1] He previously served as Deputy Leader from 2014 to 2015. [2] In 2024 Slaughter was appointed as the President of Wales for Europe. [3] He has previously been a candidate for general, local authority and town council seats. [2] Slaughter regularly appears in the media on behalf of the party to discuss political issues including BBC Radio Wales [4] and S4C. [5]
Slaughter was born in Yorkshire and stated in 2021 that he had lived in "Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan for the last 17 years". [6] He has worked as a garden designer and landscaper. [3] Slaughter has been involved with and was chair of the local community organisation Gwyrddio Penarth Greening, a grassroots community organisation focused on planting and maintenance of the GPG Community Orchard that serves the local community. [7]
In 2017, Slaughter stood in the local authority ward of St Augustine's, a target seat. [2] In the 2019 UK general election, Slaughter stood as the Green candidate in the Vale of Glamorgan UK parliament constituency, coming third, with a 5.9% vote share. [8] The seat was supported by Unite to Remain as part of a coordinated effort with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats, in the interest of a people's vote for Brexit. [9] Slaughter was also a co-founder of the Vale for Europe campaign group, a Vale of Glamorgan grassroots group that campaigned for a people's vote concerning Brexit. [3]
For the 2021 Senedd election, he stood in the Vale of Glamorgan Senedd constituency, obtaining 2.9% in fifth place. [10] During the 2024 UK general election he stood as the Wales Green Party candidate for Cardiff South and Penarth coming second, increasing his vote share to 14.5%. [11] In September 2024 Slaughter announced "...we will get our first Green elected to the Senedd in 2026" at the Green Party of England and Wales autumn conference in Manchester. [12] In the 2026 Senedd election, he will be a candidate in the Caerdydd Penarth constituency. [13]
Since the Brexit referendum he has consistently campaigned for Wales to have closer ties with Europe. [3] In 2021, Slaughter joined YesCymru, and supports Welsh independence. [14]
In 2023, Slaughter voiced his support for an "immediate ceasefire in Gaza", condemning the "indiscriminate killing of civilians and collective punishment of a population". [15] Slaughter also supports a tax for the "super-wealthy" to help fund services like the NHS. [16]
In 2024, Slaughter released the book Future Wales: A Vision for Green Democracy, which outlined his views concerning "the possible ways forward for our country in an uncertain global future." [17]