Nerys Evans

Nerys Evans AM

Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales Region
In office 3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Helen Mary Jones
Succeeded by	Simon Thomas
Personal details
Born	1980 (age 35–36) Llangain, Wales
Political party	Plaid Cymru
Alma mater	University of Manchester, Cardiff University

(Elizabeth Gwendoline) Nerys Evans (born 1980) is a Welsh politician. She was a member of the National Assembly for Wales representing Plaid Cymru in the Mid and West Wales region. She contested the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire seat for the 2011 National Assembly for Wales elections, finishing in third place,^[1] and thus lost her seat in the Assembly.^[2]

Background

Evans was born in Llangain near Carmarthen. She was educated at Manchester University where she obtained a BA in Government and Political Theory, followed by Cardiff University where she was awarded a MSc in Welsh Politics in 2004.

Political career

She became an organiser for Plaid Cymru in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr and worked as press officer for the Plaid Cymru group on Carmarthenshire County Council. More recently she worked as a Political Officer for Plaid Cymru in the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff.

In 2006 Nerys was chosen to head the Plaid Cymru list in Mid and West Wales for the 2007 Assembly election. On election day she took the seat vacated by Helen Mary Jones, who succeeded in winning the Llanelli constituency.

Her political interests include rural affairs, voter apathy and workers' rights. She was Plaid Cymru’s Education Spokesperson from 2009 – 2011. She was chair of the Assembly Cross Party group for Broadband in rural Wales, she sat on the Assembly's Enterprise and Learning committee and is a former chair of the Broadcasting Sub Committee. In 2008 Nerys won the annual ITV Wales Campaigner of The Year award for her campaigning work on domestic abuse issues. She is Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales' Director of Policy and sits on the party's National Executive Committee.^[3]

References

External links

Biography on Plaid Cymru site.
Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales Website

Offices held

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by Helen Mary Jones	Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales 2007–2011	Succeeded by Simon Thomas

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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