Dafydd Llywelyn (politician)
Welsh police commissioner since 2016
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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]
Dafydd Llywelyn | |
|---|---|
| Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Salmon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1976 (age 49) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Party | Plaid Cymru |
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
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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 2021, he was re-elected. In 2024 he was re-elected with a total of 31,323 votes.[7]