Delyth Non Jewell (born 1988) is a Welsh

Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru ( ; ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. Plaid wa ...

politician. She is a

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(MS) for South Wales East region. She is also the current Deputy Leader of

Early life

Jewell was born in Caerphilly and grew up in

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, and attended Ysgol Bro Allta and Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni. She graduated from the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in contin ...

with a BA in English Language and Literature, and an MA in

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. In 2007, she was president of the Dafydd ap Gwilym Society, the university's Welsh-language society.

Career

Jewell spent five and a half years as a researcher and speechwriter for Plaid's Members of Parliament, and took part in new laws against stalking in 2012 and domestic violence in 2015. She also worked for

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and

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, as well as for the charity

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on matters of women's rights and international development. Two days before entering the Senedd, she wrote an article for ''

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'' in which she highlighted the abuse and harassment of female politicians.

Senedd

Jewell was second on the party list in the South Wales East region in the 2016 Welsh election, from which only

Steffan Lewis Steffan Lewis (30 May 1984 – 11 January 2019) was a Welsh politician, who was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in the 2016 election. He represented the electoral region of South Wales East, as a member of Plaid Cymru. In December 2 ...

was elected. After Lewis died on 11 January 2019, Jewell succeeded him into the

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on 16 January 2019. She was sworn into office on 8 February 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jewell, Delyth 1988 births Living people Female members of the Senedd Plaid Cymru members of the Senedd Wales MSs 2016–2021 Wales MSs 2021–2026 People from Caerphilly People educated at Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni Alumni of the University of Oxford Welsh-speaking politicians