Hefin Wyn David (born 1977) is a Welsh

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politician and the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Caerphilly. He was elected in 2016 to replace

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, who became

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. Despite the common surname, he is no relation to

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, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the same constituency.

Early life

He earned a BScEcon degree in Economics and Politics, and an MScEcon degree in European Policy, both from Cardiff University, followed by a PGCE from the

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(now the

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) and a PhD from the

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. He was a senior lecturer at the University of Wales, Newport and later at

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Political career

Until May 2017 he was a councillor for ward of St Cattwg on Caerphilly County Borough Council. During the 2012– 2017 term, he was chair of a number of committees including Policy and Resources Scrutiny. David was elected to the Assembly seat for Caerphilly in 2016, securing 35.3% of the vote and a majority of 1,575 over second-placed Plaid Cymru.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:David, Hefin 1977 births Living people Wales MSs 2016–2021 Wales MSs 2021–2026 People from Caerphilly Place of birth missing (living people) People educated at Heolddu Comprehensive School Welsh Labour members of the Senedd