- Jillian Evans
Jillian "Jill" Evans (born
May 8 ,1959 ,Rhondda Cynon Taff ) is a Welsh politician, MEP forPlaid Cymru (in theGreens/EFA party group) and chairsCND Wales.Background
She was educated in Tonypandy and the
University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Wales's Polytechnic College.Professional career
Before being elected, Evans worked as a Research Assistant at the former
Polytechnic of Wales where she gained her M.Phil. Degree. Jill Evans worked for theNational Federation of Women's Institutes in Wales for six years before taking up a post as Wales Regional Organiser for CHILD - The National Infertility Support Network.Political career
She was party chair from 1994 to 1996, and entered the European Parliament at the 1999 elections, becoming, with
Eurig Wyn , the first Plaid Cymru MEP. Evans retained her seat at the 2004 elections but Plaid's second seat was lost due to a collapse in their vote. She stood for the Rhondda constituency in theNational Assembly for Wales election, 2007 but was not elected.Jill Evans' main political interests are the environment and
international affairs . She speaks Welsh and English. She enjoys gardening and jigsaw puzzles.Evans has also been a supporter of the
Burberry workers campaign to prevent the closure of the factory inTreorchy .ources
* [http://www.plaidcymru.org/content.php?nID=349;lID=1/ Plaid Cymru website]
* [http://www.jillevans.net/ Evans's website]External links
* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=GB&partNumber=1&zone=Wales&language=EN&id=4550 Profile on European Parliament website]
* [http://www.rhonddaplaid.org/ Rhondda Plaid]Offices held
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