Jocelyn Davies

Jocelyn Davies
AM
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for South Wales East
Assumed office
6 May 1999
Preceded by New Assembly
Personal details
Born (1959-06-18) 18 June 1959
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
Political party Plaid Cymru
Spouse(s) Mike Davies
Alma mater Harris Manchester College, Oxford

Jocelyn Davies (born 18 June 1959, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales) is a Plaid Cymru politician and a member of the National Assembly of Wales, list member for South Wales East since 1999.[1] She was Deputy Minister for Housing and Regeneration.[1] in the Labour/Plaid coalition government from 2007 - 2011.

Background

After attending Newbridge Grammar School, she read Law at Harris Manchester College, Oxford.[2] One of the first lay-inspectors of schools in 1993. Davies is married to Newbridge councillor Mike Davies. In 2004, she discovered tissue samples from their daughter, stillborn 16 years previously, were still being held in a Newport hospital.

Jocelyn has three children.

Political career

Davies was a councillor on Islwyn Borough Council 1987-91 and contested the Islwyn by-election, 1995.[2]

She has been a member of the National Assembly of Wales, list member for South Wales East,[2] since 1999 and has served as Plaid Cymru Party Business Manager since 2000.[1]

In the Second Assembly she was Chair on both the Committee on the Inquiry into the E.coli outbreak in Wales; and the South Wales East Regional Committee.[1]

In the Third Assembly she was appointed Deputy Minister for Housing in the Labour and Plaid Cymru coalition government on 19 July.

References

Offices held

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by
(new post)
Assembly Member for South Wales East
1999–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Leighton Andrews
Deputy Minister for Housing
2007-2011
Succeeded by
Post Abolished


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