Sioned Williams

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]

Not to be confused with Sioned Wiliam.

Sioned Williams
MS
Member of the Senedd
for South Wales West
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Personal details
Political partyPlaid Cymru
Spouse(s)Daniel Gwydion Williams
Children2
Residence(s)Alltwen, Wales[1]
Alma materAberystwyth University, Cardiff University

Early life

Williams was raised in Gwent 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 Swansea University organising public events and community courses on Welsh history, culture and literature.[2][3]

Political career

In the 2017 local elections, Williams contested the Alltwen ward on Neath Port Talbot council.

Williams previously served as a Community Councillor for Alltwen and chaired the Cilybebyll Community Council prior to her term as an MS.[3]

References
  1. "Candidate". Party of Wales Neath. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "Sioned Williams MS". Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2021.


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