People of the Senedd

Rt. Hon. Elin Jones MS

Rt. Hon. Elin Jones MS

Senedd Constituency Member

Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru Group

Ceredigion Penfro

Cabinet Minister for Finance

Cabinet Minister for Finance

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Contact Details

Office Address:

Ty Goronwy

32 Heol y Wig

Aberystwyth

SY23 2LN

Office

01970 624 516

Senedd Address:

Welsh Parliament

Cardiff Bay

Cardiff

CF99 1SN

Email

Elin.Jones-AS@senedd.cymru

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Biography

Cabinet Minister for Finance

Key interests and achievements

Elin is a member of the Senedd since 1999. She represented Ceredigion until 2026, and since then represents Ceredigion Penfro. Since 1999 Elin has specialised in several areas within the Senedd from economic development to health.

Personal history

Elin was born and raised on a farm in Llanwnnen, near Lampeter. Elin still lives in Ceredigion.

Professional background

An Economics graduate of Cardiff and Aberystwyth Universities, she worked for the Development Board for Rural Wales, and the Welsh Development Agency (WDA) before she was elected in 1999.

Political history

Elin was Minister for Rural Affairs in the One Wales Coalition Government between 2007 to 2011. She was Deputy Leader of Plaid Cymru between 2021 and 2026. From 2016 to 2026 Elin was the Senedd’s Llywydd (Presiding Officer) – during Brexit and Covid.

Other

In her decade as Llywydd she worked on the full Senedd reform program – and during her time achieved the establishment of the Senedd Youth Parliament, voting rights for 16-17 year olds, renaming the Assembly to Senedd, increasing the number of members to 96, and creating a more representative voting system.

Membership

Terms of office

  1. 07/05/1999 - 30/04/2003
  2. 02/05/2003 - 02/05/2007
  3. 04/05/2007 - 31/03/2011
  4. 06/05/2011 - 05/04/2016
  5. 06/05/2016 - 28/04/2021
  6. 08/05/2021 - 07/04/2026
  7. 08/05/2026 -

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