Antoinette Sandbach

Antoinette Sandbach
AM
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for North Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2011
Preceded by Brynle Williams
Personal details
Political party Conservative
Website www.antoinettesandbach.org.uk

Antoinette Sandbach is a Conservative Party politician and was elected as a North Wales regional Assembly Member in the National Assembly for Wales at the May 2011 election.[1]

She has since been appointed the Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs succeeding Brynle Williams who died in April 2011.[2]

Background

Antoinette’s family have lived in North Wales for several generations, and have farmed throughout that time. Antoinette practiced as a barrister for 12 years providing legal aid advice and support to those who needed it. Since 2005 Antoinette has run two small businesses. Antoinette has lived and worked on the family farm for a number of years, and has provided advice and support to individuals as well as to local business. Antoinette has a young daughter aged 8 and together they enjoy walking, cycling and art projects.

Political career

In the 2010 general election Antoinette contested the parliamentary constituency of Delyn where she increased the Conservative share of the vote by 8.5% [3]

References

  1. ↑ Welsh Assembly election 2011
  2. ↑ Antoinette Sandbach, Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/w02.stm

External links

Offices held

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by
Brynle Williams		 Assembly Member for North Wales
2011–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Brynle Williams		 Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs
2011–present 		Incumbent