Bishop is a Welsh-speaker and it was claimed that Rhodri Morgan, First Minister for Wales, had chosen him as his preferred candidate for the post of Counsel General to the National Assembly for Wales (now called Counsel General for Wales) in succession to Winston Roddick, QC, in 2004.
Bishop is a Welsh speaker, and it was alleged that Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of Wales, had selected him as his top choice for the position of Counsel General to the National Assembly for Wales (now known as Counsel General for Wales) in 2004, succeeding Winston Roddick, QC.