Leanne Wood

Leanne Wood
Wood in 2016
Leader of Plaid Cymru
In office 16 March 2012 – 28 September 2018
President	The Lord Wigley
Deputy	Elin Jones (2012–2016)
Chairman	Helen Mary Jones Dafydd Trystan Davies Alun Ffred Jones
Preceded by	Ieuan Wyn Jones
Succeeded by	Adam Price
Leader of the Opposition
In office 5 May 2016 – 14 October 2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Carwyn Jones
Preceded by	Andrew RT Davies
Succeeded by	Andrew RT Davies[1]
Member of the Senedd for Rhondda
In office 6 May 2016 – 6 May 2021
Preceded by	Leighton Andrews
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Williams
Member of the National Assembly for Wales for South Wales Central
In office 1 May 2003 – 6 April 2016
Preceded by	Pauline Jarman
Succeeded by	Neil McEvoy
Personal details
Born	(1971-12-13) 13 December 1971 (age 52) Llwynypia, Glamorgan, Wales
Political party	Plaid Cymru
Spouse	Ian Brown
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Glamorgan
Website	Official website
Leanne Wood's voice Wood tells Welsh voters to vote for Remain in the 2016 Brexit referendum Recorded 15 June 2016

Leanne Wood (born 13 December 1971) is a Welsh politician who served as the leader of Plaid Cymru from March 2012 to September 2018, and served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) from 2003 to 2021.

Born in the Rhondda, she was elected as to the then National Assembly for Wales in 2003, representing South Wales Central until 2016, when she was elected for Rhondda. She lost her seat to Welsh Labour at the 2021 Senedd election.

Ideologically, Wood identifies as a socialist, republican and proponent of Welsh independence. She was the first female leader of Plaid Cymru and the first to learn Welsh as an adult, rather than being brought up speaking Welsh.