Val Lloyd
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Valerie "Val" Lloyd AM is a Welsh
Labour
politician, who has represented the constituency of Swansea East
at the National Assembly for Wales
since 2001.
area of Swansea
, Glamorgan
, Lloyd was educated at Swansea High School for Girls and at the Swansea University
.
, Lloyd was elected to theNational Assembly for Wales to represent the constituency of Swansea East in the Assembly's first by-election on 27 September 2001.
In the National Assembly, Lloyd chairs the Assembly Member Labour Party Group and Legislation Two Committee. She is also a member of the Legislation One Committee and a member of the Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee. Lloyd chairs the All Party Group on Waterways and the All Party Group on Nursing.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician, who has represented the constituency of Swansea East
Swansea East (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
Swansea East is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election...
at the National Assembly for Wales
National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The Assembly comprises 60 members, who are known as Assembly Members, or AMs...
since 2001.
Education
Born in the TownhillTownhill, Swansea
Townhill is the name of a hill and residential district in Swansea, Wales, UK.-Townhill district:The suburb of Townhill falls within the Townhill ward. The district of Townhill consists of a council estate spread over a steep hill of the same name bordering Mayhill and visible from the Swansea...
area of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
, Lloyd was educated at Swansea High School for Girls and at the Swansea University
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
.
Professional career
Lloyd has had a career as a nurse working in the primary and secondary health care sectors in Swansea, London and Zambia, and then later as a teacher, which took her to places such as Bahrain. Before joining the National Assembly for Wales, Lloyd worked as a senior lecturer in nursing at the School of Health Science in Swansea University.Political career
Previously a councillor representing the Morriston Ward in the City and County of SwanseaCity and County of Swansea
The City and County of Swansea Council is the governing body for one of the Principal Areas of Wales covering Swansea, Gower and the surrounding area. The council consists of 72 councillors representing 36 electoral wards....
, Lloyd was elected to theNational Assembly for Wales to represent the constituency of Swansea East in the Assembly's first by-election on 27 September 2001.
In the National Assembly, Lloyd chairs the Assembly Member Labour Party Group and Legislation Two Committee. She is also a member of the Legislation One Committee and a member of the Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee. Lloyd chairs the All Party Group on Waterways and the All Party Group on Nursing.