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]
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 | 19 February 1950 Brymbo, Wrexham, Wales |
| Political party | Welsh Labour |
| Alma mater | Open University |
Education
editGrove 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
editCounty 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. At the 2011 election she joined the Labour Co-operative Assembly Group.[3] She was Chair of the European and External Affairs Committee and sat on the Enterprise and Learning Committee.
References
edit- ^ "National Assembly for Wales – Assembly Member details – Sandy Mewies". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Sandy Mewies AM – Delyn". er=Welsh Labour blog. Welsh Labour. 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "Annual Report 2011". Co-operative Party. Retrieved 16 July 2024.