Preceded by New Assembly Role Welsh Politician Succeeded by Byron Davies Name David Lloyd Party Plaid Cymru | Alma mater University of Wales Education University of Wales Political party Plaid Cymru Spouse Catherine Lloyd (m. 1982) | |
Born 2 December 1956 (age 67)
Tywyn, Gwynedd ( 1956-12-02 ) | ||
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David Rees "Dai" Lloyd (born 2 December 1956 in Tywyn, Gwynedd) is a Welsh politician. He has a wife Catherine, and they have 3 children. He was the Plaid Cymru National Assembly for Wales Member for South Wales West from 1999 to 2011. and was returned as Plaid Cymru National Assembly for Wales Member for South Wales West in the National Assembly for Wales election, 2016.
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Dr Lloyd is currently Plaid Cymru's Shadow Secretary for Culture and Infrastructure, as well as being Chair of the Plaid Cymru Assembly Group and Chair of the National Assembly for Wales' Health, Social Care, and Sport Committee.
Education
Lloyd is a graduate of the University of Wales, College of Medicine, Cardiff (1980). MB BCh (1980) MRCGP (1989) Dip. Ther (1995). Awarded an Honorary Fellowship, FRCGP, by the Royal College of Physicians in 2001.
Professional career
Lloyd is a general practitioner by profession.
Political career
Lloyd began his political career in Swansea where he worked as a GP. In 1995 he sought election for Cockett ward, hitherto regarded as a Labour stronghold. He made gains at the election, coming close to beating Labour. At a subsequent by-election, however, he was elected as a councillor. In 1999 he held the seat and topped the poll.
He was the National Assembly for Wales Member for South Wales West from 1999 until 2011, when Plaid failed to win the second seat on the regional list. He served as Shadow Finance Minister for Plaid Cymru in the National Assembly. In 2012, he unsuccessfully sought to regain his former seat in the Cockett ward on Swansea Council. He was again unsuccessful at a by-election in 2015.
He is the National Assembly for Wales Member for South Wales West from May 2016