Gwenllian Lansdown

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name= Gwenllian Lansdown

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party = Plaid Cymru

Gwenllian Lansdown (born 1979, St Asaph) is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician, a County Councillor, and Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru.

Background

Lansdown was educated at the University of Oxford (BA Hons in Modern Languages, 1997-2001); and Cardiff University (MSc Econ and PhD in Political Theory). She worked as a tutor in Politics during research for her PhD.

Political career

Vice-President of Union whilst at College and Chair of Plaid Cymru Student Federation in 2003, Lansdown's political interests include community development, international relations and the environment.

Lansdown is a County Borough Councillor, serving the Riverside Electoral Division on Cardiff County Council and was elected on 10 June 2004. The Riverside electoral division has an electorate of 9,513 (1 December 2005) and has 3 seats. She stood as number 3 on the Plaid Cymru regional list for South Wales Central at the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007.

Lansdown was appointed Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru on 10 September 2007, replacing Dr Dafydd Trystan.

References

* [http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2872%2C4274&parent_directory_id=2865&id=1211 Member profile on Cardiff County Council website]
* [http://www.plaidcymru.org/content.php?nID=14;ID=301;lID=1 Appointment as Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru 10 September 2007]