Manon Antoniazzi
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| Born |
Manon Bonner Jenkins April 1965 (age 52) |
| Residence | Cardiff, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Other names | Manon Bonner Williams |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
| Employer | National Assembly for Wales |
Manon Bonner Antoniazzi LVO (née Jenkins, previously Williams; born April 1965), is a Welsh senior civil servant, currently the Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales and she been in this position since April 2017. She had previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Visit Wales within the Welsh Government.
Antoniazzi was born Manon Bonner Jenkins in April 1965. She was born in Cardiff and she is the eldest daughter of Emyr and Myra Jenkins. Her father was a TV presenter, director of the Eisteddfod and the chief executive of the Arts Council of Wales. Her mother, Myra Jenkins was a Welsh tutor and magistrate. She has a younger sister, Ffion Hague, who is a Welsh broadcaster, author and former civil servant. Both were talented musically.
Antoniazzi was a pupil of Ysgol Llanhari, which is a Welsh-medium school for 3-18 year olds situated in the village of Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. She attended St John's College, Cambridge from 1983 until 1989. In 1990 she was awarded a PhD in Medieval Literature, for her thesis entitled Aspects of the Welsh prophetic verse tradition in the Middle Ages: incorporating textual studies of poetry from Llyfr Coch Hergest and Y Cwta Cyfarwydd. A copy is held by the National Library of Wales.
She started as a Press Officer at Welsh Water plc, and later becoming Head of Press and Public Relations at S4C in 1991. Antoniazzi was a member of the Royal household of the Prince of Wales, where she served as a senior Private Secretary for Wales. She first took up her post in 1994, departing in 1998 but returned to the Household in 2004 until 2012. During her time in the role, she helped Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales become more involved in Welsh life by purchasing Llwynywermod, his first property in Wales. She also gave Prince William Welsh lessons.
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