Susan Linda Essex (; born 29 August 1945) is a British politician who served in the Welsh Assembly Government as Minister for the Environment from 2000 to 2003 and Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Services from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, she was Leader of Cardiff City Council from 1994 until its abolition in 1996 and Assembly Member (AM) for Cardiff North from 1999 until her retirement in 2007.
Brought up in Tottenham, she moved to South Wales in 1971.
Early life and career
Susan Linda Essex () was born on 29 August 1945 in Derbyshire, England.