Jane Mudd | |
|---|---|
| Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Cuthbert |
| Newport City Councillor for Malpas Ward | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Langsford |
| Leader of Newport City Council | |
| In office 18 November 2019 –21 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Debbie Wilcox |
| Succeeded by | Dimitri Batrouni |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative Party |
Jane Mudd (born October 1968) is a Welsh politician for the Labour and Co-operative Party,serving as Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) since 2024, [1] and Newport City Councillor for Malpas since 2012. She was Leader of Newport City Council from November 2019, [2] until she resigned as leader at the Council's AGM on 21 May 2024 after winning the PCC election,whilst retaining her councillor role. [3]
In 2012,Mudd was first elected to represent Newport's Malpas ward. [4]
Mudd is the Welsh Local Government Association spokesperson on Community Safety [5] and co-chairs the Wales Community Safety Board.
In 2019,she was selected as Leader of Newport City Council,following the elevation of Baroness Debbie Wilcox to the House of Lords. [2]
In November 2023 it was announced that Jeffrey Cuthbert would not be seeking reelection to the role of Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent. [6] Mudd was simultaneously announced to have been selected to be the Labour party candidate for the role,by a closed party process,prompting allegations of a 'stitch-up'. [7] [8] In May 2024,Mudd was elected to the role,becoming the first woman to be elected to the role of police and crime commissioner in Wales. [1]
Mudd supported Jeremy Miles in the 2024 Welsh Labour leadership election. [9]