Forward Wales

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Forward Wales Cymru Ymlaen
Leader	John Marek
Chairman	Ron Davies (policy director)
Founded	8 November 2003
Dissolved	2010
Ideology	Socialism Welsh devolution
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Red and White
Website
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Forward Wales (Welsh: Cymru Ymlaen) was a socialist^[1] political party operating in Wales. It evolved from the John Marek Independent Party (JMIP), formed by the ex-Labour member of the Welsh Assembly, John Marek who was the party's national convenor.

On 8 November 2003, the JMIP decided to rename itself Forward Wales. The party sought to advance socialist policies for Wales as an alternative to what it perceived as a Labour Party which had moved away from socialism.

Forward Wales had recruited various existing politicians disillusioned with their current parties such as:

• Ron Davies, a former Secretary of State for Wales under the Labour Party;
• Graeme Beard, a former Plaid Cymru councillor in Caerphilly;
• Klaus Armstrong-Braun, a former Green Party councillor on Flintshire County Council.