Jill Evans
Jill Evans (born 8 May 1959) is a Plaid Cymru politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wales from 1999 to 2020. She was the first person to use the Welsh language in debate at the European Parliament.
Jill Evans | |
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Evans in 2014 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Wales | |
| In office 10 June 1999 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1959 Ystrad, Rhondda, Wales |
| Political party | Welsh Plaid Cymru EU European Free Alliance |
| Spouse | Syd Morgan |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Aberystwyth Glamorgan University (now the University of South Wales) |
| Occupation | Member of the European Parliament |
| Website | http://www.jillevans.net/ |
In June 1999, Evans was elected as one of the first Plaid Cymru MEPs, and was re-elected every five years until the last occasion in 2019. From 2009 until 2014, she was the Vice-President of the Greens/European Free Alliance Group, and is a member of the Committee on Culture and Education.
She also deputised on the Transport and Tourism Committee and was a member of the Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee.