Sioned Williams
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Sioned Williams | |
|---|---|
 Williams in 2021 | |
| Member of the Senedd for South Wales West | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 05 September 1971 Cwmbran |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Plaid Cymru |
| Spouse | Daniel Gwydion Williams |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Alltwen, Wales[1] |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University, Cardiff University |
| Website | https://www.sionedwilliams.wales/ |
Sioned Williams is a Welsh politician and a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the South Wales West region since 2021. Williams is a member of Plaid Cymru.[2]
Early life
Williams was born in Monmouthshire and was educated at Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbrân and Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni. She attended Aberystwyth University where she studied Welsh and English. Later, she attended Cardiff University with a S4C T. Glynne Davies Scholarship.[3]
She was a journalist for BBC News, and later worked at Academi Hywel Teifi in Swansea University, organising public events and community courses on Welsh history, culture and literature.[2][3] Sioned's Husband, Daniel Gwydion Williams, is a professor of English Literature at Swansea University, he is also a writer and a semi-professional Jazz musician.[4]
Political career
In the 2017 local elections, Williams contested the Alltwen ward on Neath Port Talbot council.[5]
Sioned is the Plaid Cymru spokesperson for post-16 education, Social Justice and Equalities, having held these portfolios since her election. She is also a member of the Senedd's cross party committees for Children, Young People and Education; and Equality and Social Justice.[6]
Williams also previously served as a Community Councillor for Alltwen and chaired the Cilybebyll Community Council prior to her term as an MS, and was head of strategic communications for Plaid Cymru from January 2013 to December 2014.[7]
References
- ^ "Candidate". Party of Wales Neath. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ a b Mosalski, Ruth; Burkitt, Sian (7 May 2021). "Plaid Cymru and Conservatives take two Senedd seats each in South Wales West region". WalesOnline. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Sioned Williams MS". Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Professor Daniel Williams - Swansea University".
- ^ "Election results for Allt-wen, 4 May 2017". 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Senedd".
- ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sioned-williams-849a9158 [self-published source]
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