Karen Sinclair
Karen Sinclair (born 20 November 1952) is a Welsh Labour politician, who represented the constituency of Clwyd South from when the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999, until she stood down, in 2011. Born and brought up in Wrexham, north Wales, Sinclair has lived in Llangollen for over twenty years.
Karen Sinclair | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Clwyd South | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | New Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Ken Skates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1952.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wrexham, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
Education and professional career
Sinclair was educated at Grove Park Girls School, Wrexham. After working in the Youth service for fourteen years, she became a Care Manager with Wrexham Social Services for clients with learning disabilities. She is also a trained CAB adviser. Sinclair has been a school governor at Ysgol Dinas Brân and chair of the Youth Club Committee.
Political career
Sinclair was a member of the former Glyndwr District council for seven years, preceding the local Government reorganisation and served on Denbighshire County Council. She chairs the URBAN II West Wrexham regeneration project monitoring committee and is a member of UNISON.
She was diagnosed with bone-marrow cancer in May 2008. In October 2009 she announced that she would step down from her Assembly seat at the next election in 2011.[1][2]
References
- "AM Sinclair to stand down after cancer". Walesonline. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- "AM Karen Sinclair in cancer battle". NorthWalesLive.
External links
Offices held
| Senedd Cymru | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by (new post) |
Assembly Member for Clwyd South 1999 – 2011 |
Succeeded by Ken Skates |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Andrew Davies |
Chief Whip 2000 – 2003 |
Succeeded by (post reorganised) |
| Preceded by Carwyn Jones |
Minister for Assembly Business and Chief Whip 2003 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Jane Hutt |