Andrew John Dixon (born 1951) is a Welsh politician and former member of

Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru ( ; ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. Plaid wa ...

. He stood in election for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency in the

2007 National Assembly for Wales election The 2007 National Assembly for Wales election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the National Assembly for Wales. It was the third general election. On the same day local elections in England and Scotland, as well as the Scotti ...

."Plaid Cymru chairman Dixon quits over party's direction"
BBC News, 23 July 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2015. John Dixon was born in Cardiff ( ''Caerdydd'' ) and now lives in

Llanpumsaint Llanpumsaint (; Welsh "Llan" church + "pum" five + "saint" saint(s)) is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. In the 2001 UK Census, Llanpumsaint community had a population of 595. It is not to be confused with Pumsaint, a small vil ...

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

. He was educated at

Dinas Powys Dinas Powys (; also spelt "Dinas Powis" in English) is a small town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Its name means "fort of the provincial place" and refers to the Iron Age hillfort which overlooks the village. Dinas Powys i ...

Primary School and Stanwell Comprehensive School in

Penarth Penarth (, ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg), Wales, exactly south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Penarth is a weal ...

. He has spent most of his life working in IT, as a programmer, analyst and manager, for a variety of companies, including working as a freelance

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. He now works as a

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and interpreter from

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 * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

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and vice versa. John Dixon was a councillor for fifteen years, twelve years on the

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...

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, and fifteen on the Dinas Powys Community Council. Dixon was national treasurer of Plaid Cymru for five years in the 1970s, and held a range of other posts, including "Director of Organisation and National Chair", a post which he held from 1993 to 1994 and again from 2002 to 2010. He stood down from his position as Chair of Plaid Cymru before his term of office had ended, citing the need to "refocus ...on activities for which I get paid" and less on organisational matters. After Dixon failed to be selected as a Plaid Cymru candidate in the 2011 Welsh Assembly elections, he left the party in April 2011."Matt Withers: Pressure on Plaid Cymru after big changes"
'' Daily Post'' (North Wales), 3 April 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

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