Gill German | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Clwyd North | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Created |
Majority | 1,196 (2.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Prestatyn,Wales |
Political party | Labour |
Gill German is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Clwyd North since 2024. [1]
German was born in Prestatyn,working as a teacher in the local Denbighshire area before elected office. [2] [3]
She was elected as county councillor for Prestatyn North in 2022 and has been deputy leader of Denbighshire County Council,as well as lead member for Education,Children and Families. [4]
She was selected in September 2023 as the Labour parliamentary candidate for the new constituency of Clwyd North. [4] She won the seat in the 2024 general election,beating her Conservative opponent Darren Millar by 1,196 votes. [2]
In October 2024,German was elected as a member of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. [5]
In November 2024,German voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [6]