2001 in Wales
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See also: 2000 in Wales, other events of 2001, 2002 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- First Minister - Rhodri Morgan
- Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales - Dafydd Elis-Thomas
- Secretary of State for Wales - Paul Murphy
- Archbishop of Wales - Rowan Williams
[edit] Events
- Entrepreneur Terry Matthews is knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list.
- Welsh language pressure group Cymuned is launched.
[edit] Arts and literature
- December 15 - Rob Brydon wins Best TV Comedy Actor award in the British Comedy Awards.
- Andrew Vicari sells a collection of 125 paintings of the First Gulf War to Prince Khaled of Saudi Arabia for £17 million.
- Julien MacDonald begins designing for Givenchy.
- Opening of the exhibition Let Paul Robeson Sing! in Cardiff.
- Matthew Rhys and Tom Ward star in a TV adaptation of The Lost World.
- Jessica Garlick makes the last ten in the first series of Pop Idol.
[edit] Awards
- Prix Hélène Rochas - Rebecca Evans
[edit] National Eisteddfod (held in Denbigh)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Mererid Hopwood (first woman ever to win the Chair)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Penri Roberts
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Elfyn Pritchard
- Wales Book of the Year:
- English language: Stephen Knight - Mr Schnitzel
- Welsh language:
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -
[edit] New books
- Gwynfor Evans - Cymru o Hud
- Malcolm Pryce - Aberystwyth Mon Amour
- Alastair Reynolds - Chasm City
- Angharad Tomos - Cnonyn Aflonydd
[edit] Music
- Feeder - Echo Park (album)
- Hilary Tann - The Grey Tide and the Green, commissioned for the Last Night of the Welsh Proms and performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes.
- Catatonia - Paper Scissors Stone (album)
- Goldie Lookin' Chain - Don't Blame the Chain (album)
- Melys - Chinese Whispers (album)
[edit] Film
- John Rhys-Davies makes his first appearance as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
- Sara Sugarman writes and directs Very Annie Mary, featuring Welsh stars such as Jonathan Pryce, Kenneth Griffith, Matthew Rhys, Ioan Gruffudd, Mary Hopkin and Ruth Madoc.
- Rhys Ifans co-stars in The Shipping News.
[edit] Welsh language films
- Y Delyn
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Welsh-language television
- Y Stafell Ddirgel (drama serial)
[edit] English-language television
- The Bench
[edit] Sports
- Football - Liverpool F.C. win the FA Cup the first time it is played in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
- Snooker - Mark Williams wins the China Open.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- February 22 - Cledwyn Hughes, Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos, former Secretary of State for Wales
- April 11 - Sir Harry Secombe, singer and comedian
- April 30 - Brian Robert Morris, poet, critic and politician
- July 17 - Val Feld, the first member of the Welsh Assembly to die
- July 19 - Roderic Bowen, MP
- September 19 - Rhys Jones, archaeologist
- December 7 - Ray Powell, MP
