| Karen Sinclair AM | |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Clwyd South |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 May 1999 |
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| Preceded by | New Assembly |
| Majority | 1,119 (5.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1952 Wrexham, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
Karen Sinclair AM (born 20 November 1952) is a Welsh Labour politician, who has represented the constituency of Clwyd South since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999. Born and brought up in Wrexham, north Wales, Sinclair has lived in Llangollen for over twenty years.
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Sinclair was educated at Grove Park Girls School, Wrexham. After working in the Youth service for fourteen years, she became a Care Manager with Wrexham Social Services for clients with learning disabilities. She is also a trained CAB adviser. Sinclair has been a school governor at Ysgol Dinas Brân and chair of the Youth Club Committee.
Sinclair was a member of the former Glyndwr District council for seven years, preceding the local Government reorganisation and served on Denbighshire County Council. She chairs the URBAN II West Wrexham regeneration project monitoring committee and is a member of UNISON.
| National Assembly for Wales | ||
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| Preceded by (new post) |
Assembly Member for Clwyd South 1999–present |
Incumbent |
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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 |
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