Dafydd Llywelyn (politician)

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Dafydd Llywelyn

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.^[1]

Career

Early career

Llywelyn started his working life as a procurement officer for SONY Manufacturing UK.^[2] In 2001, he joined Dyfed–Powys Police as a management information officer.^[3] He moved to the Criminal Investigation Department as an analyst in 2002, and was promoted to chief analyst in 2007.^[3]^[2] In September 2014, he was appointed a lecturer and teaching fellow in criminology at Aberystwyth University.^[4]^[5] 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.^[5]

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.^[4] 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).^[6] In 2024 he was re-elected with a total of 31,323 votes.^[7]

References

^ "Police and crime commissioner wins for Plaid and Labour". Wales Election 2016. BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Dafydd Llywelyn". Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Dafydd Llywelyn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 May 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Llandysul criminology lecturer selected to contest PCC election". Carmarthen Journal. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b "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.

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