Born in Newport, Natasha is the
first woman of colour elected to the Senedd as the regional member for South East
Wales. Hailing from a media background consisting of television, radio and
print, she has worked as a Banker and in what was previously the National
Assembly for Wales. Natasha has stood for a number of elections prior to the
Senedd election of 2021. She stood for Newport East twice in general elections.
She has also stood for Blaneau Gwent and Torfaen in previous Senedd elections,
as well as a been a candidate for the European Parliament (when it actually
existed!).
Since being elected Natasha has
done numerous interviews for BBC, ITV, The South Wales Argus, The National, The
Caerphilly Observer, the Welsh magazine Golwg and appeared on Sharp End.
Natasha was the first Member of the Senedd to be interviewed by GB News and
British Vogue named her ‘A force for change.’ She was also named by the BBC as
one of world’s 100 most ‘influential and inspiring’ women alongside Malala
Yousavzai, Melinda Gates and actress Ming-Na-wen.
Natasha has been named the
Welsh Conservative’s Shadow Minister for Transport and technology and is
working passionately to see the creation an all Wales travel card similar to
the Oyster card in London. She hopes it will allow everyone in Wales, as well
as tourists to travel on public transport all over Wales, with transparent and affordable
fares on a better public transport network and hopes it will provide a well
needed boost to the Welsh economy.
She has always been passionate
about making a difference and strongly believes one should ‘not just talk the
talk, but they should walk the walk too.’
Natasha holds a BA in Politics
and Social Policy alongside a Masters in Contemporary British Policy and media
from the University of London.
In her personal life Natasha
enjoys travelling, spending time with her friends, cooking, watching films,
horse riding, partaking in extreme sport and doing charity work.
