Siân Gwenllian MS Working for the people of Arfon

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Sian Gwenllian 2016 Assembly Election Candidate

New voice....loads of experience
 
Siân Gwenllian is eager to be your new voice in the Welsh Assembly, standing up for Arfon and North Wales.
 
She worked as a journalist for the BBC and HTV in Bangor before becoming county councillor for Y Felinheli, the village where she grew up. She is Gwynedd’s Small Business Champion and has previously led on Education and Finance.
 
Siân raised four children on her own after her husband, Dafydd Vernon from Penygroes, died of cancer 17 years ago. This was a huge challenge but has made her strong and compassionate. The children all went to school in Caernarfon.
 
Educated at Ysgol Friars in Bangor and at Aberystwyth and Cardiff universities, she is well known throughout the constituency as an effective, approachable and principled politician.
 
She is the natural successor to Alun Ffred Jones, Arfon’s current AM who is retiring.
Siân Gwenllian    #SianPlaid2016

Siân’s Story

1.       What is your age? 59

2.       What is your marital status and do you have children? If so, how many? Widowed. Four children.

3.       What is your full-time job? County Councillor/freelance journalist 

4.       What is your hometown? Y Felinheli (between Bangor & Caernarfon)

5.       What inspired you to enter politics? A desire to see my country reach its full potential.

6.       Why are you/would you be a good Assembly Member? I would be an effective ambassador for the people of my constituency and I would use my energy to help make Wales a fair and confident nation.

7.       What's your school and working background? Attended Friars Comprehensive School, Bangor, Aberystwyth & Cardiff Universities. Trained as a journalist. Have worked in news, current affairs, broadcasting, communication, publishing & marketing.

8.       What are the biggest challenges facing Wales? Creating a strong economy, tackling educational under-attainment & poverty, developing the NHS, decreasing bureaucracy, giving north Wales a fair slice of the cake. 

9.       Why do you want to represent the area you're running for? So that I can be a strong, new voice for the area where I come from, standing up for north Wales whilst also building on the success of the present Assembly Member, Alun Ffred Jones, who is now retiring. 

10.   How should Welsh politicians get people interested in the Assembly? Present clear and consistent messages; encourage the development of a robust Welsh press; make full use of social media to create a dialogue with electors.

11.   Who is your hero? The Suffragettes. 

12.   What music would you take to a desert island - and what would your one luxury be? Owain Gwynedd's latest CD. Luxury - a bottle of wine from Pant Du vineyard, Dyffryn Nantlle. 

 

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