Political career
In the 2017 general election,Lake won the Ceredigion constituency,gaining the seat from Liberal Democrat Mark Williams with 11,623 votes (29.2% of the overall vote). [10] In the 2019 general election,Lake retained his seat with 15,208 votes (37.9% of the overall vote). In the 2024 general election,Lake won the new Ceredigion Preseli constituency with 21,738 votes (46.9%).
Lake was appointed the Plaid Cymru spokesperson at Westminster for the Environment,Food &Rural Affairs,Education &Skills,Health,Communities &Local Government,Culture,Media &Sport and Constitutional Affairs. [11] Lake was appointed a member of the Welsh Affairs Committee in September 2017 and remained a member until 2024. [12] He is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women. [13] He supported Rhun ap Iorwerth in the 2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election. [14]
In December 2017,Lake was awarded the 'Politician to Watch' prize as part of the ITV Welsh Politician of the Year Awards 2017. [15] In August 2019,Lake was nominated for the MP of the Year Award,acknowledging MPs who actively work with under-represented and disadvantaged communities across the UK. [16]
Lake is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry and Tree Planting,and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Western Sahara. [17] and a Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Choice at the End of Life. [18]
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