Lee Waters AM |
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Member of the Welsh Assembly for Llanelli |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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Preceded by | Keith Davies |
Majority | 382 (1.3%) |
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Born | 12 February 1976 Amman Valley |
Political party | Welsh Labour Co-operative |
Lee Waters (born 12 February 1976) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician, who was elected as the Welsh Assembly member for Llanelli in May 2016.
In 2001 Waters joined the ITV Wales political unit where he reported as a lobby correspondent and presented the weekly politics programme Waterfront, becoming chief political correspondent. In 2007 he became Director of the green transport organisation, Sustrans Cymru.
He was Vice-Chair of the successful Yes for Wales campaign, leading on communications for the campaign after being appointed to the cross-party steering committee by the First Minister. He has worked for politicians in Westminster, Cardiff Bay and Washington D.C, and Chaired the Governing body of the highly regarded Barry Island Primary School for over seven years.
In 2013, he was appointed the director of the Welsh independent think-tank, the Institute of Welsh Affairs.