Jocelyn Davies
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Jocelyn Davies is a Plaid Cymru
politician and a member of the National Assembly of Wales, list member for South Wales East
since 1999. She was Deputy Minister for Housing and Regeneration
. in the Labour/Plaid coalition government from 2007 - 2011.
. One of the first lay-inspectors of schools in 1993. Davies is married to Newbridge councilor Mike Davies. In 2004, she discovered tissue samples from their daughter, stillborn 16 years previously, were still being held in a Newport
hospital.
Jocelyn has three children. (The oldest, Lewis, has two children Rhiannon and Dylan.)
Borough Council 1987-91 and contested the Islwyn by-election, 1995
.
She has been a member of the National Assembly of Wales, list member for South Wales East
, since 1999 and has served as Plaid Cymru Party Business Manager since 2000.
In the Second Assembly she was Chair on both the Committee on the Inquiry into the E.coli
outbreak in Wales; and the South Wales East Regional Committee.
In the Third Assembly she was appointed Deputy Minister for Housing in the Labour
and Plaid Cymru
coalition government on 19 July.
Plaid Cymru
' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
politician and a member of the National Assembly of Wales, list member for South Wales East
South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
South Wales East is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies. The region elects 12 members, eight directly elected constituency members and four additional members...
since 1999. She was Deputy Minister for Housing and Regeneration
Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Government is the devolved government of Wales. It is accountable to the National Assembly for Wales, the legislature which represents the interests of the people of Wales and makes laws for Wales...
. in the Labour/Plaid coalition government from 2007 - 2011.
Background
After attending Newbridge Grammar School, she read Law at Harris Manchester College, OxfordHarris Manchester College, Oxford
Harris Manchester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as Manchester College, it is listed in the University Statutes as Manchester Academy and Harris College, and at University ceremonies it is called Collegium de Harris et...
. One of the first lay-inspectors of schools in 1993. Davies is married to Newbridge councilor Mike Davies. In 2004, she discovered tissue samples from their daughter, stillborn 16 years previously, were still being held in a Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
hospital.
Jocelyn has three children. (The oldest, Lewis, has two children Rhiannon and Dylan.)
Political career
Davies was a councilor on IslwynIslwyn
The Borough of Islwyn was one of five local government districts of Gwent from 1983 to 2011.The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from part of the administrative county of Monmouthshire, namely the urban districts of Abercarn, Mynyddislwyn and Risca, and the Bedwellty urban...
Borough Council 1987-91 and contested the Islwyn by-election, 1995
Islwyn by-election, 1995
A by-election was held in the Welsh parliamentary constituency of Islwyn on 16 February 1995 following the resignation of Neil Kinnock who was appointed as a European Commissioner....
.
She has been a member of the National Assembly of Wales, list member for South Wales East
South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
South Wales East is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies. The region elects 12 members, eight directly elected constituency members and four additional members...
, since 1999 and has served as Plaid Cymru Party Business Manager since 2000.
In the Second Assembly she was Chair on both the Committee on the Inquiry into the E.coli
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms . Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in humans, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls...
outbreak in Wales; and the South Wales East Regional Committee.
In the Third Assembly she was appointed Deputy Minister for Housing in the Labour
Wales Labour Party
Welsh Labour is the part of the United Kingdom Labour Party that operates in Wales. Labour is the largest and most successful political party in modern Welsh politics, having won the largest share of the vote at every UK General Election since 1922, every Welsh Assembly election since 1999, and...
and Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru
' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
coalition government on 19 July.