Nia Davies
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Nia Davies is a Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru
. She stood for Clwyd South
in the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007
Nia Davies was born in Brymbo
nr. Wrexham
and currently lives in Cardiff
.
She was born into a steelworking family and this was her inspiration.
Nia works as a Business Advisor and Nia's political interests include economic development
and the environment
, and she is committed to seeing long-term sustainable development in Clwyd South.
Nia attended Ysgol Brynhyfryd
, Ruthin.
She graduated from the University of Wales
, Aberystwyth with a Degree in Politics and a Masters in Entrepreneurship.
She is a member of Cymru 'X', Plaid Cymru's youth movement.
Nia achieved 20% in her first National Assembly for Wales election in 2007
Her non-political interests include music
and photography
and Nia also enjoys cheering on the Welsh rugby
team and playing for Blaenau Ffestiniog rugby team.
Plaid Cymru
' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
. She stood for Clwyd South
Clwyd South (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
Clwyd South is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election...
in the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007
National Assembly for Wales election, 2007
The 2007 National Assembly election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the National Assembly for Wales. It was the third general election. On the same day local elections in England and Scotland, and the Scottish Parliament election took place...
Nia Davies was born in Brymbo
Brymbo
Brymbo is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is a village situated in the hilly country to the west of Wrexham town, largely surrounded by farmland....
nr. Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
and currently lives in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
.
She was born into a steelworking family and this was her inspiration.
Nia works as a Business Advisor and Nia's political interests include economic development
Economy of Wales
The Economy of Wales. In 2010, according to ONS provisional data, headline gross value added in Wales was £44,517m, making the Welsh economy the tenth largest of the UK's twelve regions ahead of only Northern Ireland and the North East of England...
and the environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
, and she is committed to seeing long-term sustainable development in Clwyd South.
Nia attended Ysgol Brynhyfryd
Ysgol Brynhyfryd
Ysgol Brynhyfryd is a bilingual co-educational comprehensive school in the town of Ruthin in Denbighshire, North Wales. The school serves the community of Ruthin and the many surrounding villages including the rural districts of Corwen, Carrog and Gwyddelwern...
, Ruthin.
She graduated from the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
, Aberystwyth with a Degree in Politics and a Masters in Entrepreneurship.
She is a member of Cymru 'X', Plaid Cymru's youth movement.
Nia achieved 20% in her first National Assembly for Wales election in 2007
Her non-political interests include music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and Nia also enjoys cheering on the Welsh rugby
Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the...
team and playing for Blaenau Ffestiniog rugby team.