Lynne Neagle
MS (born 18 January 1968) is a
Welsh Labour
Welsh Labour ( cy, Llafur Cymru) is the branch of the United Kingdom Labour Party in Wales and the largest party in modern Welsh politics. Welsh Labour and its forebears won a plurality of the Welsh vote at every UK general election since 192 ...
&
Co-operative politician. Born in
Merthyr Tydfil,
Glamorgan, Wales, Neagle has been the
Member of the Senedd (MS) for the constituency of
Torfaen
Torfaen (; cy, Torfaen ) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the city of Newport to the south, and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south-w ...
since the
Senedd
The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Gov ...
was established in 1999.
Background
Neagle was educated at
Cyfarthfa High School
Cyfarthfa High School is a comprehensive school, based in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, that was established in 1970. Cyfarthfa means "Place of the barking (dog)" in Welsh and the school crest reflects this.
Origins
The school was ...
, Merthyr Tydfil, and the
University of Reading, where she read French and Italian.
She is a former Voluntary Sector Carer and Careers Development Officer. Neagle was also a research assistant to
Glenys Kinnock MEP from 1994 to 1997.
Political career
Neagle was elected to the Senedd in 1999 as a Labour candidate to represent Torfaen. Ahead of the 2011 elections she was adopted as a
Labour & Co-operative candidate.
Personal life
Neagle is married to
Huw Lewis
Huw Lewis (born 17 January 1964) is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician who served as Minister for Education and Skills from 2013 to 2016. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Lewis represented the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency in ...
, the former Senedd Member for
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. They have two children, James and Sam.
References
External links
Senedd Member profileWelsh Labour websiteWebsite of the Senedd Government
Offices held
1968 births
Living people
Welsh Labour members of the Senedd
Labour Co-operative members of the Senedd
Wales AMs 1999–2003
Wales AMs 2003–2007
Wales AMs 2007–2011
Wales AMs 2011–2016
Wales MSs 2016–2021
Wales MSs 2021–2026
Alumni of the University of Reading
People from Merthyr Tydfil
Female members of the Senedd
20th-century British women politicians
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