Sandy Mewies
Sandy Mewies AM |
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Member of the Welsh Assembly for Delyn |
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Assumed office 1 May 2003 |
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Preceded by | Alison Halford |
Majority | 2,881 (12.4%) |
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Born | Brymbo, Wrexham, Wales |
19 February 1950
Political party | Welsh Labour |
Alma mater | Open University |
Sandra (Sandy) Mewies AM (born 16 February 1950) is a Welsh Labour[1] politician. Born in Brymbo, Wrexham, Mewies has represented the constituency of Delyn at the National Assembly for Wales since her election in 2003.[2]
Education
Grove Park Girls' Grammar School, Wrexham. Holds a degree from the Open University and is an Honorary Fellow of the North East Wales Institute. She has worked as a journalist, in the voluntary sector running the former Clwyd Community Care Federation and as a lay inspector of schools. She is a former director of the Wales European Centre in Brussels.
Political career
County and Community Councillor, Wrexham for 16 years - she served as deputy leader and Mayor.
She was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 2003 as a Labour candidate to represent Delyn and re-elected in 2007 with a majority of 511. She is Chair of the European and External Affairs Committee and sits on the Enterprise and Learning Committee.
Offices held
National Assembly for Wales | ||
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Preceded by | Assembly Member for Delyn 2003–present |
Incumbent |
References
- ↑ http://www.senedd.assemblywales.org/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=170
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External links
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- 1950 births
- Alumni of the Open University
- Living people
- Councillors in Wales
- Mayors of places in Wales
- Wales AMs 2003–07
- Wales AMs 2007–11
- Wales AMs 2011–
- Female members of the National Assembly for Wales
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