10 Facts About Nerys Evans

Nerys Evans was a member of the National Assembly for Wales representing Plaid Cymru in the Mid and West Wales region.

Nerys Evans contested the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire seat for the 2011 National Assembly for Wales elections, finishing in third place, and thus lost her seat in the Assembly.

Nerys Evans is currently a director of the public affairs agency Deryn.

Nerys Evans was educated at Bro Myrddin Welsh Comprehensive School, and Manchester University where she obtained a BA in Government and Political Theory, followed by Cardiff University where she was awarded a MSc in Welsh Politics in 2004.

Nerys Evans became an organiser for Plaid Cymru in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr and worked as press officer for the Plaid Cymru group on Carmarthenshire County Council.

In 2006, Evans was chosen to head the Plaid Cymru list in Mid and West Wales for the 2007 Assembly election.

Nerys Evans was chair of the Assembly Cross Party group for Broadband in rural Wales, she sat on the Assembly's Enterprise and Learning committee and is a former chair of the Broadcasting Sub Committee.

In 2008 Nerys Evans won the annual ITV Wales Campaigner of The Year award for her campaigning work on domestic abuse issues.

Nerys Evans was the Director of Policy for Plaid Cymru and authored their 2011 Assembly Manifesto.

Nerys Evans was appointed as a joint director of the Agency in addition to Cathy Owens a former Welsh Labour Government Special adviser.