{"id":21167,"date":"2017-11-07T14:37:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T14:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=21167"},"modified":"2017-11-07T14:37:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T14:37:31","slug":"former-assembly-minister-carl-sargeant-took-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/07\/former-assembly-minister-carl-sargeant-took-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Assembly Minister Carl Sargeant &#039;took own life&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_21174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21174\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21174\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured-500x358.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured-293x210.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21174\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured-500x358.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured-293x210.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Carl_Sargeant-Featured.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Carl Sargeant, Former Welsh Assembly Minister<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFORMER Welsh Government Minister Carl Sargeant has been found dead at his home in Connah\u2019s Quay in North Wales.<br \/>\nIt is believed that Mr Sargeant, who was last week sacked from the Welsh Government and suspended from the Labour Party following allegations of sexual misconduct, took his own life.<br \/>\nMr Sargeant had served as AM for Alyn and Deeside since 2003 and held the position of Labour Chief Whip for 10 years.\u00a0He lived with his wife, son and daughter.<br \/>\nIn a statement today his family described him as &#8220;the glue that bound us together&#8221;.<br \/>\nLabour Leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted that he was \u201cdeeply shocked to hear of the terrible news\u201d.<br \/>\nElin Jones AM, the Llywydd of the National Assembly for Wales today said:\u00a0\u201cI am deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Carl Sargeant AM. He served the people of Alyn and Deeside with pride and determination and he made an enormous contribution to the development of this democratic institution.\u201d<br \/>\nAndrew RT Davies, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said on Twitter:\u00a0\u201cThis is unspeakably sad news. Our Parliament has lost a stalwart and many of us have lost a friend.\u00a0Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his family, friends and colleagues in the Welsh Labour Party.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Welsh Liberal Democrats tweeted:\u00a0\u201cWe express our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of Carl Sargeant following his death.\u201d<br \/>\nThe BBC and Daily Telegraph both report that it is believed Mr Sargeant took his own life.<br \/>\nHis first position was Deputy Minister for Assembly Business. He later served as Minister for Social Justice and Local Government in the Welsh Cabinet in 2009.<br \/>\nHis positions also include Minister for Local Government and Communities, Minister for Housing and Regeneration, Minister for Natural Resources and finally Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORMER Welsh Government Minister Carl Sargeant has been found dead at his home in Connah\u2019s Quay in North Wales. It is believed that Mr Sargeant, who was last week sacked from the Welsh Government and suspended from the Labour Party following allegations of sexual misconduct, took his own life. Mr Sargeant had served as AM for Alyn and Deeside since 2003 and held the position of Labour Chief Whip for 10 years.\u00a0He lived with his wife, son and daughter. 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