Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dafydd Elis-Thomas

Welsh politician

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas (born 18 October 1946), is a Welsh politician, representing the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency in the National Assembly for Wales.
Born in Carmarthen, Wales, he was raised in Ceredigion and the Conwy Valley.
He represented Merioneth, then Meirionnydd Nant Conwy constituencies as a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1992 and was the Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales from its inception in 1999 to 2011.
He is a member of the House of Lords, a former leader of Plaid Cymru, and, since 2004, a privy counsellor.
On 14 October 2016 he left the party in order to support the Welsh Government and now sits as an independent in the Welsh Assembly.
In November 2017, he joined the Welsh Government.
He is the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism.
As Deputy Minister he does not have a seat at the Cabinet.