Profile

Plaid Cymru MP for Arfon

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Also represented Caernarfon

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Powers of Attorney Bill Committee (since 22 Feb 2023)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Health and Care Bill Committee (since 7 Sep 2021)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs) (since 21 Jul 2020)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Defence) (since 21 Jul 2020)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (International Development) (since 21 Jul 2020)
• Shadow PC Chief Whip (since 21 Jul 2020)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (since 1 Jun 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (International Trade) (since 1 Jun 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (since 10 May 2001)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (12 May 2021 to 24 Jun 2021)
• Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (20 May 2020 to 15 Oct 2021)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (12 Dec 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Brexit) ( 1 Jun 2017 to 21 Jul 2020)
• Plaid Cymru Westminster Leader (12 Oct 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art ( 1 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) ( 8 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Defence) ( 8 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Europe) ( 8 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee ( 6 Jan 2014 to 10 Mar 2014)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (27 Feb 2012 to 20 Oct 2014)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (18 Jun 2010 to 18 Mar 2013)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Education) (10 Jun 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (24 May 2005 to 17 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (10 May 2005 to 10 May 2006)
• Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2004 to 11 Jul 2005)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (International Development) (10 May 2004 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (26 Jan 2004 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Health) (10 May 2001 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Griffith Rees
• William Jones
• William Rathbone