National Assembly for Wales

Assembly Member Biographies

Bethan Jenkins

Bethan Jenkins AC / AM

South Wales West

Plaid Cymru

Biography

Bethan graduated from the University of Aberystwyth in 2003 with a degree in International Politics and International History. She was elected non sabbatical Women’s Officer for the Aberystwyth Guild of Students, was Campaigns Officer in 2003 and President of the Students Union in 2004.

During 2004-05 Bethan established a new Plaid Cymru Youth Movement, Cymru X and also worked for Jill Evans MEP. She sat on the Graham Review for Part Time Study (assessed fee structure and support for part time study in Wales).

Bethan was a candidate for the South Wales West region in the Assembly Elections. Her interests are education, community services, equal opportunities issues and youth involvement in Politics.

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Contact details

e-mail: bethan.jenkins@wales.gov.uk

Bethan Jenkins AM
75 Briton Ferry Road,
Melincryddan,
Neath
SA11 1AR
Tel: 01639 643549


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2007 Election Results

Name(s) Party Number of votes for Party % of votes

Bethan Jenkins


David Lloyd

Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

28819

17.7

Alun Cairns Welsh Conservative Party

26199

16.1

Peter Black Welsh Liberal Democrats

20226

12.4