Helen Mary Jones

AM Helen Mary Jones

Llanelli AM Helen Mary Jones is the deputy leader of Plaid at the National Assembly for Wales and spokeswoman for Health and Social Services.

She also chairs the Children and Young People's Committee and is a member of the Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee.

An active trade unionist, she has held offices in Unison and the T&GWU.

At the 1992 General Election she contested Islwyn and in 1997 Montgomeryshire. In the Assembly Election of 1999 she captured the Labour seat of Llanelli, only to lose by 21 votes in 2003.

She was re-elected to the Assembly, however, via the regional list, for Mid & West Wales. In 2007 Helen Mary Jones again contested the Llanelli seat. She was elected with a majority of nearly 4,000.

Her other political interests include social justice, equal opportunities, children's rights and employment.