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Nick Bourne
Nicholas Henry Bourne, commonly known as Nick Bourne, (born January 1, 1952) is the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly for Wales and a Conservative Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales. His interests include visiting museums and art galleries, traveling, walking and sport.

Education
He was educated at King Edward VI School, Chelmsford; University of Wales, Aberystwyth; and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of Cambridge University Lawyers and Treasurer of Cambridge University Conservative Association.

Professional career
A former Professor of Law, Bourne has been Assistant Principal of Swansea Institute of Higher Education, is also a visiting lecturer at Hong Kong University and an author.

Political interests
His political interests include the economy, foreign affairs, health and education. Bourne is also a supporter of charities and organizations in Wales, including the NSPCC, National Trust, and the British Heart Foundation. Bourne has campaigned for rural communities, opposing wind farm developments, the closure of post offices and small schools, and supporting improved health care provision in non-urban areas. He also campaigns on issues such as the need for a referendum on plans to give the assembly law making powers, the future of the National Botanic Garden, and on the growing cost of government in Wales. He was presented with the Local Campaigner of the Year Award, by BBC AM.PM show 2005; he also won AM of the Year 2005 from ITV.

Political career
Formerly, the Conservatives' Chief Spokesman in Wales and was the Conservative Party candidate in the 1984 Chesterfield by-election. He also contested Worcester. Was a member of the National Assembly Advisory Group, the body which set up the institution's working arrangements.

First elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999, and re-elected in 2003 and 2007, Nick Bourne sits on the Assembly's European and External Affairs committee and is the party's spokesman on constitutional matters. He has been leader of the Welsh Conservatives since August 1999.

Bourne was also the Honorary President of Aberystwyth University Conservative Future.