Heledd Fychan | |
|---|---|
 Fychan in 2021 | |
| Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1980 Bangor, Wales |
| Political party | Plaid Cymru |
| Website | https://www.heleddfychan.cymru |
Heledd Fychan (born 20 September 1980) is a Welsh politician and a former director of policy and political education for Plaid Cymru. She was elected to the Senedd for the South Wales Central region in May 2021.
Fychan is originally from Anglesey, and is the daughter of the late Vaughan Hughes — an esteemed broadcaster, journalist, editor and Councillor — and Angharad Anwyl. [1] Heledd attended Ysgol Gynradd y Talwrn and Ysgol David Hughes and then studied History and Politics at Trinity College Dublin where she served as Education Sabbatical Officer at the Trinity College Students' Union, and later as Education Sabbatical Officer for the Union of Students in Ireland. [2]
After completing a Masters in Medieval History at Bangor University, Fychan worked for the Plaid Cymru group in London. [3]
Fychan worked for 12 years at the National Museum Wales, serving as Head of Policy and Public Affairs, and was also a lead for governance, strategy, internal communications, international relations and stakeholder engagement. [2]
In 2009, Fychan was elected to the board of the Museums Association. [1] She chaired the Ethics Committee and the Committee, attending multiple international conferences. [2]
In May 2017, Fychan was elected for Pontypridd Town ward on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council and also Pontypridd Town Council. [4]
As a local councillor, Fychan was a vocal community activist. In 2017 she successfully campaigned to reopen Mill Street Post Office [5] [6] and in 2018 she campaigned to save the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd, of which she was a volunteer trustee. [7] In 2020 she dealt with[ clarification needed ] severe flooding in Pontypridd [8] and led calls for an independent inquiry. [9]
Fychan was selected in May 2020 to be the Plaid Cymru candidate for the Pontypridd constituency for the 2021 Senedd election. [10] She came second in the election, behind Labour's Mick Antoniw, with 22.4% of the vote [11] but was elected to the Senedd from the South Wales Central regional list. [3]
Following the election Fychan became Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on culture, sport and international affairs. [12]
Fychan is the current Plaid Cymru director of policy and political education. [13]
As MS for South Wales Central, Heledd Fychan called for a full investigation into the deaths of two boys after a police chase in Ely, Cardiff and the events following the incident. [14]
Ms Fychan lives in Pontypridd with her husband and son. [1]
Pontypridd is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Treorchy is a town and community in Wales. Once a mining town, it retains such characteristics. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of the 16 communities of the Rhondda. It includes the villages of Cwmparc and Ynyswen.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council headquarters are located in the Llys Cadwyn Development in Pontypridd.
Leanne Wood is a Welsh politician who served as the leader of Plaid Cymru from March 2012 to September 2018, and served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) from 2003 to 2021.
Church Village is a large village in the historic parish and community of Llantwit Fardre, located within the Taff Ely district of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales. The village is centrally located being around 4 miles (6.4 km) from the local principal towns of Llantrisant to the southwest and Pontypridd to the north and is situated around 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Cardiff city centre.
Politics of Cardiff refers to the political representation of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Cardiff is represented politically at a local, Wales and United Kingdom level and previously at the European level.
Rhun ap Iorwerth is a Welsh journalist and politician serving as the Leader of Plaid Cymru since June 2023. He has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ynys Môn since 2013.
Syd Morgan is a Welsh nationalist politician.
Neil John McEvoy is a Welsh nationalist politician, serving as leader of Propel since 2020, and as a Cardiff Councillor for the Fairwater ward since 2008.
The 2021 Senedd election took place on Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect 60 members to the Senedd. It was the sixth devolved general election since the Senedd was established in 1999. The election was held alongside the Scottish Parliament election, English local elections, London Assembly and mayoral election and the Hartlepool by-election.
Mountain Ash East is a community and coterminous electoral ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It primarily includes the part of the town of Mountain Ash east of the River Cynon. The community was formed in 2016 when the larger community of Mountain Ash was divided into East and West to match the ward boundaries.
The 2017 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2017 to elect members of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in Wales. This was the same day as other 2017 United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election took place on 3 May 2012 and the next full election took place in 2022.
Alexandra Davies-Jones is a Welsh politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she is Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding.
Gwlad is a centre-right Welsh nationalist and pro-independence political party. Its current leader is Gwyn Wigley Evans.
This is a list of the results of the 2021 Senedd election.
Elizabeth "Buffy" Williams is a Welsh politician who is the Labour Member of the Senedd for Rhondda.
Luke Fletcher is a Welsh politician who has been a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the South Wales West region since 2021. He is a member of Plaid Cymru.
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.
Joel James is a Welsh Conservative politician who has served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the region of South Wales Central since the 2021 Senedd election.
Rhys ab Owen, also sometimes referred to as Rhys ab Owen Thomas is a Plaid Cymru politician. He was elected to the Senedd in the South Wales Central region in the 2021 Senedd election. ab Owen was Plaid Cymru's spokesperson in the Senedd for the constitution and justice. He is a barrister. His, father Owen John Thomas, represented the same region for the same party.
Current members of the Senedd | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour (30) | |||||
| Conservatives (16) |
| ||||
| Plaid Cymru (12) |
| ||||
| Liberal Democrats (1) |
| ||||
| Independent (1) |
| ||||
