Hywel Williams
| Hywel Williams MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Arfon Caernarfon (2001–2010) | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Dafydd Wigley |
| Majority | 1,455 (5.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1953 Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Political party | Plaid Cymru |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Cardiff |
| Website | Official website |
Hywel Williams (born 14 May 1953, Pwllheli[1]) is a Welsh politician and Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Arfon.[2] He previously represented Caernarfon.
Biography
He was educated at Ysgol Glan y Môr, Pwllheli and the University of Wales, Cardiff, where he graduated in psychology.[3] On leaving university he started work in 1974 as a trainee childcare social worker in Mid Glamorgan, and then worked as a mental health officer in his home town of Caernarfon.[4] He joined Bangor University's social work practice centre in 1985. He taught in Welsh and wrote the first social work texts in the language. He subsequently worked as a social work consultant before being elected to Westminster in 2001.[5]
He contested the Clwyd South seat for the Welsh Assembly and polled 25% of the vote, almost 5 times as many votes as secured by Plaid Cymru in the 1997 general election. In the 2001 election he successfully contested the Caernarfon constituency and elected to Parliament with 44% of the vote and a majority of 12%, and successfully defended the seat in the 2005 General Election.
His parliamentary responsibilities within Plaid Cymru are work and pensions, disabilities and health.
In November 2010 he announced his engagement to Dr Myfanwy Davies,[6] whom he had met in political circles several years before and subsequently worked on a number of campaigns. They were married on December 16 at Greenfield Chapel, Llanelli.[7] He has three daughters, named Gwenno, Elin and Angharad and also a newborn son, named Owain.
Foreign Affairs
On 1 September 2007 Williams visited the Kurdish Cultural Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, where he spoke of the importance of the maintenance of the Kurdish language.
In a 2007 interview with Raz Jabary for Kurdish Aspect, Williams expressed his support for an independent Kurdistan and claimed that it would be no threat to Turkey.[8]
References
External links
- Hywel Williams AS/MP official constituency website
- Hywel Williams MP Plaid Cymru profile
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Articles authored at Journalisted
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Dafydd Wigley |
Member of Parliament for Caernarfon 2001–2010 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by Constituency created |
Member of Parliament for Arfon 2010–present |
Incumbent |
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