- Joyce Watson
Joyce Watson, born
1955 , is aWelsh Labour Party politician who has been aMember of the National Assembly for Wales for Mid and West Wales since 2007. She is married to Colin and has three children, Heather, Fiona and William.Infobox Politician
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Elected in May 2007, Joyce Watson has firm links with Mid & West Wales, and has served her community for many years.
Joyce was educated at Manorbier School and Cosheston School and Cardigan Comprehensive. She has run several businesses, including public houses, restaurants and retail outlets in Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
In 1990 she went to Pembrokeshire College, then in 1993 she read Politics at Swansea University, gaining an honours degree whilst running Labour's successful parliamentary campaign for Preseli Pembrokeshire. [http://www.joycewatson.co.uk/2008/03/about-joyce.html [http://www.joycewatson.co.uk/2008/03/about-joyce.html] ]
Political career
She has been active in the Labour Party all her adult life, and has been leader of the Labour group on Pembrokeshire Council. She was a member of Dyfed Powys Police Authority and the Pembrokeshire Spatial Plan working group. She has worked on social justice projects such as the award winning Garth youth project, which she Chairs.
Joyce was Manager of the Wales Women’s National Coalition with an all Wales remit and was a senior member of the Wales Gender Budget Group and the NHS Equality Reference Group.
She is currently a member of the Equality of Opportunity Committee, Communities and Culture Committee, Subordinate Legislation Committee and Finance Committee. Joyce is also Rural Affairs spokesperson for Labour in the Assembly, a member of the British Irish Inter-parliamentary Body and Vice-Chair of the Cross Party Group on Eating Disorders. She is also Chair of the Cross Party Group on the Trafficking of Women and Children and Vice-Chair of the Cross-Party group for Looked-after Children.
Her political interests include Economic Development, Local government and Equalities, rural transport and road safety.
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External links
* [http://www.joycewatson.co.uk/ Joyce Watson AM Website]
* [http://www.welshlabour.org.uk/ Welsh Labour Party Website]
* [http://new.wales.gov.uk/?lang=en Website of the Welsh Assembly Government]
* [http://www.assemblywales.org/mem-mid_west_wales-2/ Member's page on the website of the National Assembly for Wales]Offices held
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