Vikki Howells

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Vikki Howells
AM
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for Cynon Valley
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Preceded by Christine Chapman
Majority 5,994

Vikki Howells is a Welsh Labour politician and former teacher. Since May 2016, she has been the Member of the Welsh Assembly for Cynon Valley.

Early life and education

Howells was brought up in Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.[1]

Career

Teaching career

Howells was a history teacher for 16 years.[2] Before her election to the Welsh Assembly, she was a history teacher and the assistant head of sixth form at St Cenydd Comprehensive School in Caerphilly, South Wales.[3] She took a leave of absence to campaign for election and would have returned to work the Monday after polling day if she had been unsuccessful.[1]

Political career

In December 2015, it was announced that Howells had been selected as the Welsh Labour candidate for the Cynon Valley constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.[3] She has been a member of the Labour Party for over 20 years.[3] On 5 May 2016, she was elected a Member of the Welsh Assembly for that constituency; she received 9,830 votes (51.1% of the votes cast).[1]

References

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National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by Assembly Member for Cynon Valley
2016 to present		 Incumbent
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