Rebecca Evans (politician)
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Rebecca Evans | |
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.jpg) Rebecca Evans in 2016 | |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Gower | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Edwina Hart |
| Majority | 1,829 (6.1%) |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alun Davies |
| Succeeded by | Eluned Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 |
| Political party | Welsh Labour Co-operative |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Rebecca Mary Evans (born 1976) is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician. From 2011 to 2016 she served as a regional Assembly Member (AM) representing Mid and West Wales in the National Assembly for Wales, and since 2016 she has been the constituency AM for Gower.[1] In 2014 she was appointed as the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food in the Welsh Government. Following the 2016 election she became Minister for Social Care and Public Health and was moved to become Minister for Housing and Regeneration in November 2017.[2]
Early life
Evans obtained a BA degree in History at the University of Leeds.[1] She then attended Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge where she received an MPhil degree in Historical Studies.[1]
Career before election
Evans worked as Policy and Public Affairs Officer for a national charity representing disabled people and their families. She is also a former Welsh Labour Organiser for Mid and West Wales, and a former Senior Researcher and Communications Officer for an Assembly Member.
Assembly work
Since 2011, she has served as one of the four regional Assembly Members representing Mid and West Wales in the National Assembly for Wales.[3]
Evans has served on the National Assembly for Wales’ Environment and Sustainable Development Committee and its Common Agricultural Policy Task and Finish Group, the Heath and Social Care Committee, and the Children, Young People and Education Committee. She has also served as chair of the Cross party group on Nursing and midwifery, the cross party group on mental health and was the co-chair of the cross party group on disability.
In 2014 she was appointed as the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food in the Welsh Government.
During the formation of the 2016 cabinet, she was appointed Minister for Social Care and Public Health.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Rebecca Evans AM, National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ http://gov.wales/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2017/ministerialchanges/?lang=en
- ^ VOTE 2011 - Wales elections - Mid and West Wales, BBC News, 6 May 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
External links
Media related to Rebecca Evans at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
