Claire Hughes
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Claire Hughes | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Wales Office | |
| Assumed office 16 September 2025 [1] | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Member of Parliament for Bangor Aberconwy | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Bangor Aberconwy |
| Majority | 4,896 (11.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Party | Labour |
Claire Diane Hughes is a Welsh Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bangor Aberconwy since 2024.[2]
Hughes was born in Bangor, Gwynedd and raised in the nearby town of Penmaenmawr.[3]
Career
Hughes worked as head of growth at software company Tahdah Verified Ltd and co-founder and head of growth at workspace company Pluto.[4] Before entering politics, she worked in London and abroad in Spain.[3]
She previously worked as a digital communications lead for Labour during the 2016 Welsh Assembly election campaign, as well as working for Tom Watson during his time as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.[4]
Parliamentary career
At the 2024 general election, Hughes was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament for Bangor Aberconwy with 33.6% of the vote and a majority of 4,896 over Plaid Cymru candidate Catrin Wager in second, defeating incumbent Conservative MP Robin Millar.
In the 2025 British cabinet reshuffle, she was promoted to a junior minister at Wales Office and to an assistant whip in the House of Commons.[3]
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