Geraint Davies (Plaid Cymru politician)

Geraint Rhys Davies (born Treherbert, 1 December 1948) is a Plaid Cymru Welsh politician. He was the National Assembly for Wales Member for Rhondda from 1999 to 2003.

For other people named Geraint Davies, see Geraint Davies (disambiguation).

Geraint Davies
Geraint Davies in 1999
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for Rhondda
In office
6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003
Preceded byNew Assembly
Succeeded byLeighton Andrews
Personal details
Born (1948-12-01) 1 December 1948
Treherbert, Wales
Political partyPlaid Cymru
Alma materUniversity of London

Education

Pentre Grammar School; Chelsea College; and the University of London.

Professional career

Post-Graduate Training, Rookwood Hospital, Cardiff 1971–72. Relief Manager and Manager, Boots the Chemists 1972–75. Self-Employed Community Pharmacist in Treherbert since 1975. President of Blaenrhondda Football Club and a deacon at Blaencwm Baptist church. School Governor.

Political career

Local Government

Davies served a councillor on District of Rhondda Council until it's abolition 1996 as well as a County Borough Councillor for the ward of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taff from 1995-2004 and again from 2012-2022 when he stood down at the age of 73.

National Assembly for Wales

He was elected as Plaid Cymru member for Rhondda in the inaugural election of 1999 where he served as Plaid Cymru's spokesperson for the South Wales Valleys and was a member of the Local Government Partnership Council and Health and Social Services Committee. He lost his seat in 2003 and did not seek election to the Assembly again.

References

Offices held


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