Val Lloyd

Val Lloyd
AM
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for Swansea East
In office
27 September 2001  5 May 2011
Preceded by Val Feld
Succeeded by Mike Hedges
Personal details
Born Swansea
Political party Labour
Alma mater Swansea University

Valerie "Val" Lloyd AM is a Welsh Labour politician, who has represented the constituency of Swansea East at the National Assembly for Wales since 2001.

Education

Born in the Townhill area of Swansea, Glamorgan, Lloyd was educated at Swansea High School for Girls and at the Swansea University.

Professional career

Lloyd has had a career as a nurse working in the primary and secondary health care sectors in Swansea, London and Zambia, and then later as a teacher, which took her to places such as Bahrain. Before joining the National Assembly for Wales, Lloyd worked as a senior lecturer in nursing at the School of Health Science in Swansea University.

Political career

Previously a councillor representing the Morriston Ward in the City and County of Swansea, Lloyd was elected to theNational Assembly for Wales to represent the constituency of Swansea East in the Assembly's first by-election on 27 September 2001.

In the National Assembly, Lloyd chairs the Assembly Member Labour Party Group and Legislation Two Committee. She is also a member of the Legislation One Committee and a member of the Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee. Lloyd chairs the All Party Group on Waterways and the All Party Group on Nursing.

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National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by
Val Feld
Assembly Member for Swansea East
2001–2011
Incumbent