Iwan Huws

Iwan Huws

Constituency	Aberconwy Candidate
Personal details
Political party	Plaid Cymru

Iwan Huws is a former executive of environmental governing bodies and political candidate.

Huws, from Y Felinheli, previously served as a chief executive of the Snowdonia National Park and as the Welsh director of the National Trust. In November 2010, Huws was selected as the Aberconwy constituency candidate for Plaid Cymru for the Welsh Assembly elections in May 2011. He was selected after the incumbent Plaid AM for Aberconwy, Gareth Jones, announced he would be standing down from the Assembly.^[1]^[2]

Huws was defeated by the Conservative candidate Janet Finch Saunders, who gained the seat from Plaid Cymru with a majority of 1,567 votes. He finished in second place with 5,321 votes.

References

External links

Iwan Huws' website

Plaid Cymru

Leadership

Leaders	Ieuan Wyn Jones (2006–12) Leanne Wood (2012–present)

Assembly Group Leaders party leader since 2006	Dafydd Wigley (1999–2000) Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–12) Leanne Wood (2012–present)

Presidents party leader pre-2003 abolished 2013	Lewis Valentine (1925–26) Saunders Lewis (1926–39) John Edward Daniel (1939–43) Abi Williams (1943–45) Gwynfor Evans (1945–81) Dafydd Wigley (1981–84) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1984–91) Dafydd Wigley (1991–2000) Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–03) Dafydd Iwan (2003–10) Jill Evans (2010–13)

Vice-Presidents abolished 2013	Saunders Lewis (1925–26) John Edward Daniel (1931–39) Gwynfor Evans (1943–45) Waldo Williams R. E. Holland W. R. P. George R. Tudur Jones (1957–62) Wynne Samuel (1962–64) Chris Rees (1964–66) Edward Millward (1966–68) Phil Williams (1968–70) Robyn Lewis (1970–76) Phil Williams (1976–78) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1979–81) Phil Williams (1982–84) Dafydd Iwan (1984–03) Jill Evans (2003–10) Chris Franks (2010–13)

Chairs	Chris Rees (1966–70) Phil Williams (1970–76) Eurfyl ap Gwilym (1976–80) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1980–82) Dafydd Iwan (1982–84) Syd Morgan (1984–90) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1990–92) John Dixon (1992–94) Jillian Evans (1994–96) Marc Phillips (1996–2000) Elin Jones (2000–02) John Dixon (2002–10) Gwenllian Lansdown (2010–11) Rhuanedd Richards (2011–12) Helen Mary Jones (2012–13) Dafydd Trystan Davies (2013–present)

Honorary Presidents	Gwynfor Evans (1982–2005) Dafydd Wigley (2005–present)

Parliamentarians

Members of the European Parliament

Eurig Wyn (1999–2004)
Jillian Evans (1999–)

Members of the Welsh Assembly

Members of the UK Parliament

Members of Parliament

Former	Cynog Dafis (1992–2000) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1974–92) Gwynfor Evans (1966–70, 74–79) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1987–2001) Elfyn Llwyd (1992–2015) Adam Price (2001–10) Simon Thomas (2000–05) Dafydd Wigley (1974–2001)

Current	Edwards Saville-Roberts Williams

Lords

History of Plaid Cymru

Founders

Byddin Ymreolwyr Cymru (The Welsh Home Rule Army)	Moses Gruffydd Huw Robert Jones Lewis Valentine

Y Mudiad Cymreig (The Welsh Movement)	Fred Jones Saunders Lewis David Edmund Williams

Others	Ambrose Bebb David James Davies David John Williams

Related organisations

Cymru X

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