Dafydd Llywelyn | |
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Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 12 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Christopher Salmon |
Personal details | |
Born | November 1976 (age 48) |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Nationality | Welsh |
Political party | Plaid Cymru |
Dafydd Llywelyn (born November 1976) is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician. Since May 2016, he has served as the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner.
Career
Early career
Llywelyn started his working life as a procurement officer for SONY Manufacturing UK. In 2001, he joined Dyfed–Powys Police as a management information officer. He moved to the Criminal Investigation Department as an analyst in 2002, and was promoted to chief analyst in 2007. In September 2014, he was appointed a lecturer and teaching fellow in criminology at Aberystwyth University. This appointment came through the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (the Welsh National College) which aims to increase courses taught in the Welsh-language at universities in Wales.
Political career
In October 2015, it was announced that Llywelyn would be standing as the Plaid Cymru candidate for the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) at the 2016 election. On 6 May 2016, he was elected PCC with a total of 75,158 votes (52,469 in the 1st round, plus 22,689 in the 2nd). In 2024 he was re-elected with a total of 31,323 votes.
References
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- ^ "Dafydd Llywelyn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Llandysul criminology lecturer selected to contest PCC election". Carmarthen Journal. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Four new lecturers appointed at Aberystwyth University". Aberystwyth University. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "Police and crime commissioner elections: Dyfed-Powys". Wales Election 2016. BBC News. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "Results of Poll" (PDF). Ceredigion County Council. Ceredigion County Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.