Heledd Fychan
MS
Fychan in 2021
Member of the Senedd
for South Wales Central
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Personal details
Born (1980-09-20) 20 September 1980
Bangor, Wales
Political partyPlaid Cymru
Websitehttps://www.heleddfychan.cymru

Heledd Fychan (born 20 September 1980) is a Welsh politician and is the current director of policy and political education for Plaid Cymru. She was elected to the Senedd for the South Wales Central region in May 2021.

Early life and education

Fychan is originally from Anglesey.[1] Heledd attended Ysgol Gynradd y Talwrn and Ysgol David Hughes and then studied History and Politics at Trinity College, Dublin where she served as Education Sabbatical Officer at the Trinity College Students’ Union, and later as Education Sabbatical Officer for the Union of Students in Ireland.[2]

After completing a Masters in Medieval History at Bangor University, Fychan worked for the Plaid Cymru group in London.[3]

Career

Fychan worked for 12 years at the National Museum Wales, serving as Head of Policy and Public Affairs, and was also a lead for governance, strategy, internal communications, international relations and stakeholder engagement.[2]

From 2009 Heledd Fychan worked for a Welsh cultural organisation and was elected to the board of the Museums Association.[1] She chaired the Ethics Committee and the Committee, attending multiple international conferences.[2]

Political career

Fychan in 2019

In May 2017, Fychan was elected for Pontypridd Town ward on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council and also Pontypridd Town Council.[4]

As a local councillor, Fychan has been a vocal community activist. In 2017 she successfully campaigned to reopen Mill Street Post Office[5][6] and in 2018 she campaigned to save the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd, of which she was a volunteer trustee.[7] In 2020 she dealt with severe flooding in Pontypridd[8] and led calls for an independent inquiry.[9]

Fychan was selected in May 2020 to be the Plaid Cymru candidate for the Pontypridd constituency for the 2021 Senedd election.[10] She came second in the election, behind Labour's Mick Antoniw, with 22.4% of the vote[11] but was elected to the Senedd from the South Wales Central regional list.[3]

Following the election Fychan became Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on culture, sport and international affairs.[12]

Fychan is the current Plaid Cymru director of policy and political education.[13]

As MS for South Wales Central, Heledd Fychan called for a full investigation into the deaths of two boys in Ely, Cardiff and the events following the incident.[14]

Personal life

Ms Fychan lives in Pontypridd with her husband and son.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mosalski, Ruth (7 May 2021). "Senedd election 2021 result for South Wales Central region". WalesOnline. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Heledd Fychan MS". senedd.wales. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Mosalski, Ruth (7 May 2021). "Senedd election 2021 result for South Wales Central region". Wales Online. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cllr. FychanYCHAN Heledd". Rhondda Cynon Taf. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mill Street Post Office Closure". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Post Office - Success". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Huw (21 January 2019). "Council 'could rescue shut arts centre'". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Pontypridd after the flood". Ciwem. June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Anthony (28 July 2020). "Calls for an independent inquiry into the flooding in RCT". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "2021 Campaign Launch". The Party of Pontypridd. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Gupwell, Katie-Ann; Burkitt, Sian (7 May 2021). "The full Senedd election 2021 result for Pontypridd as Mick Antoniw holds seat for Labour". Wales Online. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Welsh election: New Plaid Cymru Senedd members get frontbench roles". BBC News. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Fychan, Heledd (4 May 2013). "Anglesey can become proud of itself again". IWA. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Police condemn 'totally unacceptable' violence in riots after fatal crash". The Independent. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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