Gwenllian Lansdown Davies was born on 1979 and is a former Welsh Plaid Cymru politician, a former County Councillor for Riverside, and Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru between 2007 and 2011.
11 Facts About Gwenllian Lansdown
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Gwenllian Lansdown is currently the Chief Executive of Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin.
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Gwenllian Lansdown later studied at Cardiff University for a Master of Sciences in economics and later a PhD in Political Theory researching liberalism, communitarianism and multiculturalism.
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Gwenllian Lansdown worked as a tutor in Politics during research for her PhD.
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Gwenllian Lansdown was elected as County Borough Councillor on the Cardiff County Council on 10 June 2004, for the Riverside Electoral Division.
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Gwenllian Lansdown stood as number 3 on the Plaid Cymru regional list for South Wales Central at the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election.
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Gwenllian Lansdown was Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru between September 2007, replacing Dr Dafydd Trystan, and June 2011, when Rhuanedd Richards was appointed to the role.
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Gwenllian Lansdown worked as Assistant Editor for the Welsh-language academic journal, Gwerddon and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol in Aberystwyth University until 2014.
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Since 2014, Gwenllian Lansdown Davies has been the Chief Executive of Mudiad Meithrin, which represents Welsh-medium childcare and early years providers and delivers several Welsh-government funded projects relating to the transfer and use of the Welsh language in families.
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Gwenllian Lansdown sits on various government-sponsored committees in a number of policy fields.
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Gwenllian Lansdown serves as Responsible Individual at her local Cylch Meithrin in a voluntary capacity.