Dafydd Trystan Davies
Dr Dafydd Trystan Davies (born 11 August 1974[1]) is a Welsh academic and politician, and the current chair of Plaid Cymru.[2]
Dafydd Trystan Davies was born in Aberdare and now lives in Grangetown, Cardiff. He studied at Ysgol Rhydfelen and at Aberystwyth University, gaining a doctorate for his work on Globalisation and the Welsh economy.[3]
Davies was Plaid's parliamentary candidate for the Cynon Valley constituency at the UK General Election, 2010, and was the party's candidate for the Welsh Assembly for the same constituency the following year.[4] In July 2013 he was selected as Plaid's Welsh Assembly candidate for the Cardiff South and Penarth seat, for the elections scheduled to take place in 2016.[5]
Davies succeeded Helen Mary Jones in the position of chair at the annual conference of Plaid Cymru in October 2013.
References
- ↑ Aberdare Online - DAFYDD TRYSTAN DAVIES Plaid candidate Cynon Valley, 5 May 2010
- ↑ Plaid Cymru official website: "Dafydd Trystan Davies is the new Plaid Cymru chair", 12 October 2013. Accessed 15 October 2013
- ↑ Aberdare Online, 14 October 2013. Accessed 15 October 2013
- ↑ Wales Online, "Dr Dafydd Trystan Davies selected as Cynon Valley’s Plaid Cymru candidate in next year’s Welsh Assembly elections", 16 September 2010. Accessed 15 October 2013
- ↑ "PLAID’S DR DAFYDD TRYSTAN DAVIES TO FIGHT LABOUR’S VAUGHAN GETHING FOR PENARTH ASSEMBLY SEAT", Penarth News, 26 July 2013. Accessed 15 October 2013
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| Preceded by Karl Davies |
Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru 2002–2007 |
Succeeded by Gwenllian Lansdown |
| Preceded by Helen Mary Jones |
Chair of Plaid Cymru 2013–present |
Incumbent |
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