Anthony Slaughter | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Wales Green Party | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Grenville Ham |
| 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 supports a tax for the "super-wealthy" to help fund services like the NHS. [16]
Slaughter supports public ownership of the steel industry. [17]
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." [18]