Elected in May 2007, Joyce Watson has firm links with most of Mid and West Wales, and has served her community for many years.

She is married to Colin and has three children, Heather, Fiona and William.

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.

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 a Welsh learner, and her children were all educated in Welsh medium schools.

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 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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