Dafydd Trystan Davies

Dafydd Trystan Davies (born 11 August 1974^[1]) is a Welsh academic and politician, and the current chair of Plaid Cymru.^[2] Trystan is currently the Senior Academic Manager and Registrar for Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.^[3]

Dafydd Trystan Davies was born in Aberdare and now lives in Grangetown, Cardiff. He studied at Ysgol Rhydfelen and at Aberystwyth University, gaining a doctorate for his work on Globalisation and the Welsh economy.^[4]

Davies was Plaid's parliamentary candidate for the Cynon Valley constituency at the UK General Election, 2010, and was the party's candidate for the Welsh Assembly for the same constituency the following year.^[5] In July 2013 he was selected as Plaid's Welsh Assembly candidate for the Cardiff South and Penarth seat, for the elections scheduled to take place in 2016.^[6]

Davies succeeded Helen Mary Jones in the position of chair at the annual conference of Plaid Cymru in October 2013.

References

↑ Aberdare Online - DAFYDD TRYSTAN DAVIES Plaid candidate Cynon Valley, 5 May 2010
↑ Plaid Cymru official website: "Dafydd Trystan Davies is the new Plaid Cymru chair", 12 October 2013. Accessed 15 October 2013
↑ http://www.colegcymraeg.ac.uk/en/aboutus/whatisthecoleg/contactus/
↑ Aberdare Online, 14 October 2013. Accessed 15 October 2013
↑ Wales Online, "Dr Dafydd Trystan Davies selected as Cynon Valley’s Plaid Cymru candidate in next year’s Welsh Assembly elections", 16 September 2010. Accessed 15 October 2013
↑ "PLAID’S DR DAFYDD TRYSTAN DAVIES TO FIGHT LABOUR’S VAUGHAN GETHING FOR PENARTH ASSEMBLY SEAT", Penarth News, 26 July 2013. Accessed 15 October 2013

Party political offices
Preceded by Karl Davies	Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru 2002–2007	Succeeded by Gwenllian Lansdown
Preceded by Helen Mary Jones	Chair of Plaid Cymru 2013–present	Incumbent

Plaid Cymru

Leadership

Leaders	Ieuan Wyn Jones (2006–12) Leanne Wood (2012–present)

Assembly Group Leaders party leader since 2006	Dafydd Wigley (1999–2000) Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–12) Leanne Wood (2012–present)

Presidents party leader pre-2003 abolished 2013	Lewis Valentine (1925–26) Saunders Lewis (1926–39) John Edward Daniel (1939–43) Abi Williams (1943–45) Gwynfor Evans (1945–81) Dafydd Wigley (1981–84) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1984–91) Dafydd Wigley (1991–2000) Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–03) Dafydd Iwan (2003–10) Jill Evans (2010–13)

Vice-Presidents abolished 2013	Saunders Lewis (1925–26) John Edward Daniel (1931–39) Gwynfor Evans (1943–45) Waldo Williams R. E. Holland W. R. P. George R. Tudur Jones (1957–62) Wynne Samuel (1962–64) Chris Rees (1964–66) Edward Millward (1966–68) Phil Williams (1968–70) Robyn Lewis (1970–76) Phil Williams (1976–78) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1979–81) Phil Williams (1982–84) Dafydd Iwan (1984–03) Jill Evans (2003–10) Chris Franks (2010–13)

Chairs	Chris Rees (1966–70) Phil Williams (1970–76) Eurfyl ap Gwilym (1976–80) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1980–82) Dafydd Iwan (1982–84) Syd Morgan (1984–90) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1990–92) John Dixon (1992–94) Jillian Evans (1994–96) Marc Phillips (1996–2000) Elin Jones (2000–02) John Dixon (2002–10) Gwenllian Lansdown (2010–11) Rhuanedd Richards (2011–12) Helen Mary Jones (2012–13) Dafydd Trystan Davies (2013–present)

Honorary Presidents	Gwynfor Evans (1982–2005) Dafydd Wigley (2005–present)

Parliamentarians

Members of the European Parliament

Eurig Wyn (1999–2004)
Jillian Evans (1999–)

Members of the Welsh Assembly

Members of the UK Parliament

Members of Parliament

Former	Cynog Dafis (1992–2000) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1974–92) Gwynfor Evans (1966–70, 74–79) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1987–2001) Elfyn Llwyd (1992–2015) Adam Price (2001–10) Simon Thomas (2000–05) Dafydd Wigley (1974–2001)

Current	Edwards Saville-Roberts Williams

Lords

History of Plaid Cymru

Founders

Byddin Ymreolwyr Cymru (The Welsh Home Rule Army)	Moses Gruffydd Huw Robert Jones Lewis Valentine

Y Mudiad Cymreig (The Welsh Movement)	Fred Jones Saunders Lewis David Edmund Williams

Others	Ambrose Bebb David James Davies David John Williams

Related organisations

Cymru X

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