Valerie "Val" Lloyd (born 16 November 1943) is a

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Labour politician. She represented the constituency of Swansea East at the

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from 2001 to 2011.

Education

Born in the Townhill area of

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, Lloyd was educated at Swansea High School for Girls and at the

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Professional career

Lloyd 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

Lloyd sought selection as the candidate for Swansea East in the new

, in a close selection battle with Val Feld. Lloyd was elected to City and County of Swansea Council in May 1999, representing

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ward. Her husband, Bob Lloyd, was Lord Mayor from 1999-2000, marking the first time that the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress had both been sitting councillors. After Val Feld died in July 2001, Lloyd was selected as the Labour candidate in the first National Assembly for Wales by-election, the 2001 Swansea East by-election. She was elected with 58% of the vote. Prior to the election, she promised to resign as Morriston Councillor if elected to the Assembly. However, she did not do so, stating that she had intended to resign after completing a project within the council. In early May 2002, she stated she would resign by mid-May 2002. Lloyd resigned as councillor in March 2003, in the run up to the

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. In May 2003, the by-election prompted by her resignation was held, and won by the Labour candidate. Lloyd herself was re-elected as the Assembly Member for Swansea East, with a majority of 3,997 votes. In the National Assembly, Lloyd chaired the Assembly Member Labour Party Group and Legislation Two Committee. She was also a member of the Legislation One Committee and a member of the Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee. Lloyd chaired the All Party Group on Waterways and the All Party Group on Nursing. In 2009 she decided that at the next election she would have served for ten years and she decided to not be a candidate.

References

External links

Val Lloyd AM Website

Welsh Labour Party Website

Website of the Welsh Assembly Government
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Valerie 1943 births Living people Councillors in Wales Wales AMs 1999–2003 Wales AMs 2003–2007 Wales AMs 2007–2011 Politicians from Swansea Welsh Labour members of the Senedd Female members of the Senedd Alumni of Swansea University 20th-century British women politicians Women councillors in Wales