People of the Senedd

Rhun ap Iorwerth MS

Rhun ap Iorwerth MS

Senedd Constituency Member

Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru Group

Ynys Môn

Leader of Plaid Cymru

My Senedd Activities

This Senedd: 1. Celebrates the 200th birthday of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. 2. Recognises the vital contribution the charity has made to keeping coastlines in Wales safe f...

For debate on 07/03/2024

How is the Welsh Government supporting young people into work on Ynys Môn?

Tabled on 06/03/2024

What assessment has the Minister made of the impact that potential cuts to the apprenticeships budget will have on the further education sector in Ynys Môn?

Tabled on 14/02/2024

What consideration has the Minister given to amending regulations to allow for the installation of small roof-mounted wind turbines without having to apply for planning permission?

Tabled on 07/02/2024

What consideration has the Minister given to adding osteoporosis sufferers to the list of diseases that are eligible for support from the Warm Homes programme?

Tabled on 07/02/2024

What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the UK Government regarding the consequentials due to Wales as a result of the deal and £3bn funding package to restore devolution in No...

Tabled on 31/01/2024

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Biography

Personal history

Rhun ap Iorwerth was first elected as the Member for Anglesey in a by-election in August 2013. He was brought up on the island and educated at Ysgol David Hughes and Cardiff University, where he graduated in Politics and Welsh. Fluent in Welsh, he is married and has three children.

Professional background

Rhun was a journalist and broadcaster for almost 20 years before being elected. He joined BBC Wales in 1994 and worked for some time in Westminster before returning to Wales after the 1997 devolution vote. A former Chief Political Correspondent, he has also been a BBC Network News correspondent and has presented a wide range of television and radio programmes, in Welsh and English.

Political history

In the time since he was first returned Rhun has served as Shadow Minister for the Economy and Transport, Health and Care, and Finance, and as a member of the corresponding Assembly and Senedd committees. He has also, at various times, been a member of the Public Accounts Committee, the Petitions Committee and the Standards Committee, and has also served as a Senedd Commissioner, and as Deputy Leader of the Plaid Cymru Group during the Fifth Senedd.

Membership

Terms of office

  1. 02/08/2013 - 05/04/2016
  2. 06/05/2016 - 28/04/2021
  3. 08/05/2021 -

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