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Dafydd Elis-Thomas MS
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7 Bank Place
Porthmadog
LL49 9AA
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01766 515028
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Welsh Parliament
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1SN
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0300 200 7175
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Biography
Dafydd Elis-Thomas was a Member of the National Assembly for Wales between May 1999 and April 2021. This was his biography at the time he left.
Key interests and achievements
Dafydd Elis-Thomas enjoys the recreations of hill walking and jogging from the family cottage near Betws y Coed. Dafydd Elis-Thomas is also active in the Church in Wales.
Personal history
Dafydd Elis-Thomas has lived most of his life in the Snowdonia National Park.
Professional background
He is a former researcher and teacher in adult and higher education.
Political history
He was elected by his colleagues as ‘Llywydd’ or Presiding Officer of the National Assembly in 1999, 2003 and 2007, and has led improvements and reforms in the Assembly’s ways of working.
These include an accessible Petitions Committee, and new clear standing orders, and a ‘Vote 2011’ campaign to encourage registration especially among new younger voters. He also introduced a new law to ensure AM’s pay and staff conditions are decided by an independent Remuneration Board, and a strong Independent Commissioner for Standards for AMs to promote the best quality of public life.
During the Fourth Assembly (2011 – 2016), Dafydd was a member of the National Assembly’s Business and Enterprise Committee, and a member of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee.
Chair, Environment and Sustainability Committee (June 2011 - March 2014)
Chair, Future Landscapes Wales Working Group (October 2015 - December 2017)
In October 2016, Dafydd left Plaid Cymru and became an Independent Assembly Member.
Register of Interests
Register of Interests – Fifth Senedd (PDF, 3.25MB)
Register of Interests – Fourth Assembly (PDF, 850kb)
Register of Interests – Third Assembly (PDF, 490kb)
Register of Interests – Second Assembly (PDF, 361kb)
Register of Interests – First Assembly (PDF, 268kb)
Terms of office
- 05/07/1999 - 30/04/2003
- 05/02/2003 - 05/02/2007
- 05/04/2007 - 31/03/2011
- 05/06/2011 - 04/05/2016
- 05/06/2016 - 28/04/2021
View Current Register of Interests
Register of Interests – Fifth Senedd (PDF, 3.25MB)
Register of Interests – Fourth Assembly (PDF, 850kb)
Register of Interests – Third Assembly (PDF, 490kb)
Register of Interests – Second Assembly (PDF, 361kb)
Register of Interests – First Assembly (PDF, 268kb)
Elections
- National Assembly for Wales Elections (Constituency) 2016, 06/05/2016
- National Assembly for Wales Elections (Constituency) 2011, 05/05/2011
- National Assembly for Wales Elections (Constituency) 2007, 03/05/2007
- National Assembly for Wales Elections (Constituency) 2003, 01/05/2003
- National Assembly for Wales Elections (Constituency) 1999, 06/05/1999