Sandy Mewies
Sandy Mewies | |
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Member of the Welsh Assembly for Delyn | |
In office 1 May 2003 – 6 April 2016 | |
Preceded by | Alison Halford |
Succeeded by | Hannah Blythyn |
Majority | 2,881 (12.4%) |
Personal details | |
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 represented the constituency of Delyn at the National Assembly for Wales from her election in 2003 until 2016.[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 and again in 2011. She was Chair of the European and External Affairs Committee and sat on the Enterprise and Learning Committee.
Offices held
National Assembly for Wales | ||
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Preceded by Alison Halford |
Assembly Member for Delyn 2003–2016 |
Succeeded by Hannah Blythyn |
References
- ↑ http://www.senedd.assemblywales.org/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=170
- ↑ "Sandy Mewies AM – Delyn". er=Welsh Labour blog. Welsh Labour. 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
External links
- Sandy Mewies AM homepage
- Website of the Welsh Assembly Government
- Website of the National Assembly for Wales