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→History and career
=== Early life ===
=== Early life ===
Drakeford was born in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales in 1954.
Drakeford was born in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales in 1954.
=== 1980s and 1990s ===
=== 1980s, 1990s and 2000s ===
Mark Drakeford represented Pontcanna as a councilor from 1985 to 1993. After being an activist for the successful campaign for a Welsh National Assembly (now known as ''Senedd''), he was a failed candidate in the inaugural election for that body in 1999. He contested the seat of Cardiff Central.
Mark Drakeford represented Pontcanna as a councilor from 1985 to 1993. After being an activist for the successful campaign for a Welsh National Assembly (now known as ''Senedd''), he was a failed candidate in the inaugural election for that body in 1999. He contested the seat of Cardiff Central.
=== 2010s ===
Drakeford was elected to the seat of Cardiff West in 2011.
=== 2020s ===
=== 2020s ===
During the [[Chinese Communist Party pandemic]], Drakeford introduced extremely authoritarian policies. This included banning the sale of non-essential goods in supermarkets in October 2020,<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54662795</ref> and the introduction of vaccine passports for various venues in September 2021.
During the [[Chinese Communist Party pandemic]], Drakeford introduced extremely authoritarian policies. This included banning the sale of non-essential goods in supermarkets in October 2020,<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54662795</ref> and the introduction of vaccine passports for various venues in September 2021.