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== History and career ==
== History and career ==
=== Early life ===
=== Early life ===
Drakeford was born in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales in 1954.
Drakeford was born in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales in 1954.<ref name="BBC who is">{{cite web |last1=Deans |first1=David |title=Who is Mark Drakeford? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-46372451 |website=BBC News |access-date=6 December 2018 |date=6 December 2018}}</ref> He studied Latin at the University of Kent.<ref name="BBC who is" />
=== 1980s, 1990s and 2000s ===
=== 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 ===
=== 2010s and rise to power ===
Drakeford was elected to the seat of Cardiff West in 2011.
Drakeford was elected to the seat of Cardiff West in 2011.
Drakeford became Leader of Welsh Labour in December 2018, and was elected as First Minister of Wales by way of a vote in the Senedd that same month.
=== 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> helicopters guarding the Anglo-Welsh border in March 2020,<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1286590/uk-lockdown-Wales-question-police-cost-npas-helicopter-patrolling-welsh-border</ref> and the introduction of vaccine passports for various venues in September 2021.
== Views ==
== Views ==