Welsh politician, Member of the Senedd
Llŷr Huws Gruffydd, (born 25 September 1970) is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician, serving as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the North Wales region since 2011. He acted as interim leader of Plaid Cymru from 16 May to 16 June 2023.
Education and early career
Gruffydd attended Bro Myrddin Welsh Comprehensive School and Aberystwyth University where he graduated with a BA degree in Welsh.[1]
He began his working career as a youth worker, then worked for Wales Youth Agency and the Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services and then as a project manager for an economic development company. Gruffydd has also been a Management Consultant for the National Trust in Wales.[2]
Politics
Gruffydd stood for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire at the 2001 General Election and then for the Assembly Election in 2003. He then stood for Clwyd West seat at the 2010 General Election. [2]
He has also been a Carmarthen Town Councillor and the town Mayor.[2]
He has served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the North Wales region since 2011.[3] In the 2011 Senedd election, he was returned as one of the four members of the Senedd for the North Wales region, being the first placed candidate on the Plaid Cymru list.[4]
In October 2018, Llyr Gruffydd took on the Plaid Cymru role for the environment and rural affairs.[5]
Gruffydd is Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on finance and local government and he is also the chair of the Senedd committee on climate change, environment and infrastructure.[6]
On 11 May 2023 he was nominated as the interim leader of Plaid Cymru following the resignation of Adam Price.[7] He served as Plaid Cymru's interim leader from 16 May until 16 June, when Rhun ap Iorwerth was elected unopposed as the new party leader.[8][9]
Personal life
Llyr Gruffydd was born and raised in Carmarthenshire and now lives close to Ruthin in Denbighshire.[10]
He is the father of four children.[11]
