Geraint Owen (1966 – 11 July 2009) was a
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
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actor and politician.
Career
Acting career
Owen acted in the Welsh-language soap ''
Pobol y Cwm'' from 1991 to 1996.
Political career
Owen was a councillor for
Plaid Cymru and had stood in assembly and parliamentary elections, contesting the
Neath
Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...
constituency in the
2005 election. Owen came second to
Peter Hain in the election.
Personal life
Owen was the elder brother of TV presenter
Rhodri Owen. Owen died on 11 July 2009, at the age of 43.
References
1966 births
2009 deaths
Councillors in Wales
Plaid Cymru politicians
Welsh male soap opera actors
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