Sandy Mewies | |
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Member of the Welsh Assembly for Delyn | |
In office 1 May 2003 –6 April 2016 | |
Preceded by | Alison Halford |
Succeeded by | Hannah Blythyn |
Majority | 2,881 (12.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Brymbo,Wrexham,Wales | 19 February 1950
Political party | Welsh Labour |
Alma mater | Open University |
Sandra (Sandy) Mewies AM (born 16 February 1950) is a Welsh Labour [1] politician. Born in Brymbo,Wrexham,Mewies represented the constituency of Delyn at the National Assembly for Wales from her election in 2003 until 2016. [2]
Grove Park Girls' Grammar School,Wrexham. Holds a degree from the Open University and is an Honorary Fellow of the North East Wales Institute. She has worked as a journalist,in the voluntary sector running the former Clwyd Community Care Federation and as a lay inspector of schools. She is a former director of the Wales European Centre in Brussels.
County and community councillor,Wrexham for 16 years –she served as deputy leader and mayor.
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