Karen Sinclair

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Karen Sinclair AM
Karen Sinclair

Incumbent
Assumed office 
1999
Preceded by (new post)
Succeeded by (incumbent)
Constituency Clwyd South

Born November 20, 1952 (1952-11-20) (age 55)
Flag of Wales Wrexham, Wales
Political party Labour

Karen Sinclair AM (born November 20, 1952 in Wrexham) is a Labour politician and member for the constituency of Clwyd South in the National Assembly for Wales. She was born and brought up in Wrexham, North Wales and has lived in Llangollen for more than twenty years.

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[edit] Education and professional career

Karen was educated at Grove Park Girls School, Wrexham. Youth service for fourteen years and is a former Care Manager for clients with learning disabilities for Wrexham Social Services. She is also a former trained CAB adviser. She was also a school governor at Ysgol Dinas Bran, chair of the Youth Club Committee and is actively involved in the local community.

[edit] Political career

Karen was a member of the former Glyndwr District council for seven years preceding the local Government reorganisation and also served on Denbighshire County Council. She chairs the URBAN II West Wrexham regeneration project monitoring committee and is a member of UNISON.

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[edit] Offices held

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by
(new post)
Assembly Member for Clwyd South
1999present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Andrew Davies
Chief Whip
2000 – 2003
Succeeded by
(post reorganised)
Preceded by
Carwyn Jones
Minister for Assembly Business and Chief Whip
2003 – 2005
Succeeded by
Jane Hutt
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