Lynne Neagle

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Lynne Neagle AM

Member of the Welsh Assembly for Torfaen
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 1999
Preceded by	New Assembly
Majority	6,088 (27.3%)
Personal details
Born	(1968-01-18) 18 January 1968 (age 45) Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Political party	Welsh Labour Co-operative
Spouse(s)	Huw Lewis AM
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Reading
Occupation	Political Advisor
Website	Welsh Labour

Lynne Neagle AM (born 18 January 1968) is a Welsh Labour & Co-operative^[1] politician. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, Neagle has represented the constituency of Torfaen since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999.

1 Background
2 Political career
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links
6 Offices held

Background

Neagle was educated at Cyfarthfa High School, Merthyr Tydfil, and the University of Reading, where she read French and Italian.

She is a former Voluntary Sector Carer and Careers Development Officer. Neagle was also a research assistant to Glenys Kinnock MEP.

Political career

Neagle was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 as a Labour candidate to represent Torfaen. Ahead of the 2011 elections she was adopted as a Labour & Co-operative candidate.

Personal life

Neagle is married to Huw Lewis, the Labour Assembly member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. They live in Penarth, with their two children.

References

^ http://www.senedd.assemblywales.org/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=174

External links

Offices held

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by (new post)	Assembly Member for Torfaen 1999–present	Incumbent

v t e Current members of the National Assembly of Wales

As of the 4th Assembly

Labour (30)	Leighton Andrews Mick Antoniw (Rosemary Butler) Christine Chapman Jeffrey Cuthbert Alun Davies Keith Davies Mark Drakeford Carwyn Jones † Rebecca Evans Vaughan Gething Janice Gregory John Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Edwina Hart Mike Hedges Jane Hutt Julie James Ann Jones Huw Lewis Sandy Mewies Julie Morgan Lynne Neagle Gwyn R Price Jenny Rathbone David Rees Carl Sargeant Ken Skates Gwenda Thomas Joyce Watson

Conservatives (14)	Mohammad Asghar Angela Burns Byron Davies Andrew R. T. Davies † Paul Davies Suzy Davies· Janet Finch-Saunders Russell George William Graham Mark Isherwood David Melding Darren Millar Nick Ramsay Antoinette Sandbach

Plaid Cymru (11)	Jocelyn Davies Dafydd Elis-Thomas Llyr Huws Gruffydd Bethan Jenkins Alun Ffred Jones Elin Jones Rhodri Glyn Thomas Leanne Wood† Ieuan Wyn Jones Simon Thomas Lindsay Whittle

Liberal Democrats (5)	Peter Black Eluned Parrott William Powell Aled Roberts Kirsty Williams †

Presiding Officer: Rosemary Butler † = Party leaders

Persondata
Name	Neagle, Lynne
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	18 January 1968
Place of birth	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Date of death
Place of death