Sandy Mewies

Sandy Mewies AM
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Member of the Welsh Assembly for Delyn
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 2003
Preceded by	Alison Halford
Majority	2,881 (12.4%)
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-19) 19 February 1950 Brymbo, Wrexham, Wales
Political party	Welsh Labour
Alma mater	Open University

Sandra (Sandy) Mewies AM (born 16 February 1950) is a Welsh Labour politician. Born in Brymbo, Wrexham, Mewies has represented the constituency of Delyn at the National Assembly for Wales since her election in 2003.

Education

Grove Park Girls' Grammar School, Wrexham. Holds a degree from the Open University and is an Honorary Fellow of the North East Wales Institute. She has worked as a journalist, in the voluntary sector running the former Clwyd Community Care Federation and as a lay inspector of schools. She is a former director of the Wales European Centre in Brussels.

Political career

County and Community Councillor, Wrexham for 16 years - she served as deputy leader and Mayor.

She was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 2003 as a Labour candidate to represent Delyn and re-elected in 2007 with a majority of 511. She is Chair of the European and External Affairs Committee and sits on the Enterprise and Learning Committee.

Offices held

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by Alison Halford	Assembly Member for Delyn 2003–present	Incumbent

External links

• Sandy Mewies AM homepage
• Website of the Welsh Assembly Government
• Website of the National Assembly for Wales

• http://www.senedd.assemblywales.org/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=170