Karen Sinclair
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Karen Sinclair AM | |
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Assumed office 1999 |
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Succeeded by | (incumbent) |
Constituency | Clwyd South |
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Born | November 20, 1952 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.
[edit] External links
- Karen Sinclair AM Website
- Welsh Labour Party Website
- Website of the Welsh Assembly Government
- Website of the National Assembly for Wales
[edit] Offices held
National Assembly for Wales | ||
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Preceded by (new post) |
Assembly Member for Clwyd South 1999 – present |
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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 |