Dafydd Llywelyn (politician)

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Dafydd Llywelyn
Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner
Assumed office
12 May 2016
Preceded byChristopher Salmon
Personal details
BornNovember 1976 (age 47)
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
NationalityWelsh
Political partyPlaid Cymru

Dafydd Llywelyn (born November 1976) is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician. Since May 2016, he has served as the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner.[1]

Career

Early career

Llywelyn started his working life as a

Welsh-language at universities in Wales.[5]

Political career

Dafydd Llywelyn placard in Saron, Llandysul, during the 2021 Elections.

In October 2015, it was announced that Llywelyn would be standing as the

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) at the 2016 election.[4] On 6 May 2016, he was elected PCC with a total of 75,158 votes (52,469 in the 1st round, plus 22,689 in the 2nd).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Police and crime commissioner wins for Plaid and Labour". Wales Election 2016. BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Dafydd Llywelyn". Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Dafydd Llywelyn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Llandysul criminology lecturer selected to contest PCC election". Carmarthen Journal. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Four new lecturers appointed at Aberystwyth University". Aberystwyth University. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Police and crime commissioner elections: Dyfed-Powys". Wales Election 2016. BBC News. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.