Val Lloyd
British politician (born 1943)
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Valerie "Val" Lloyd (born 16 November 1943) is a Welsh Labour politician. She represented the constituency of Swansea East at the National Assembly for Wales from 2001 to 2011.
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Val Lloyd | |
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Official portrait, 2007 | |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Swansea East | |
| In office 27 September 2001 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Val Feld |
| Succeeded by | Mike Hedges |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Swansea, Wales |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
Education
Born in the Townhill area of Swansea, Glamorgan, Lloyd was educated at Swansea High School for Girls and at the Swansea University.[1]
Professional career
Lloyd had a career as a nurse working in the primary and secondary health care sectors in Swansea, London and Zambia, and then later as a teacher, which took her to places such as Bahrain.[2][3] Before joining the National Assembly for Wales, Lloyd worked as a senior lecturer in nursing at the School of Health Science in Swansea University.[3][4]
Political career
Lloyd sought selection as the candidate for Swansea East in the new National Assembly for Wales, in a close selection battle with Val Feld.[5] Lloyd was elected to City and County of Swansea Council in May 1999, representing Morriston ward.[6] Her husband, Bob Lloyd, was Lord Mayor from 1999-2000, marking the first time that the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress had both been sitting councillors.[7]
After Val Feld died in July 2001, Lloyd was selected as the Labour candidate in the first National Assembly for Wales by-election, the 2001 Swansea East by-election.[4][8] She was elected with 58% of the vote.[9] Prior to the election, she promised to resign as Morriston Councillor if elected to the Assembly.[8][10] However, she did not do so, stating that she had intended to resign after completing a project within the council. In early May 2002, she stated she would resign by mid-May 2002.[11] Lloyd resigned as councillor in March 2003, in the run up to the 2003 National Assembly for Wales election.[12] In May 2003, the by-election prompted by her resignation was held, and won by the Labour candidate.[13] Lloyd herself was re-elected as the Assembly Member for Swansea East, with a majority of 3,997 votes.[14]
In the National Assembly, Lloyd chaired the Assembly Member Labour Party Group and Legislation Two Committee. She was also a member of the Legislation One Committee and a member of the Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee.[15][1] Lloyd chaired the All Party Group on Waterways and the All Party Group on Nursing.[3]
In 2009 she decided that at the next election she would have served for ten years and she decided to not be a candidate.[2]