Hywel Williams

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.

Early life

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.^[4]

Political career

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, education, disabilities and health.

He was a member of the Welsh Affairs Committee and since 2012 has been a member of the Science and Technology Committee and the House Committee on Works of Art^[5]

He is a member of the Speaker's Panel of Chairmen^[5] and as such chaired backbench debates and legislative committees.

He also served on the joint committee for the draft Mental Health Bill back in 2004-5^[5]

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.^[6]

Personal life

In November 2010 he announced his engagement to Dr Myfanwy Davies,^[7] 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.^[8] They have three daughters and a son.

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

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