Jayne Bryant is a Welsh Labour Party politician. Since May 2016 she has represented Newport West in the Senedd.
Jayne Bryant | |
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Minister for Mental Health and Early Years | |
Assumed office 21 March 2024 | |
First Minister | Vaughan Gething |
Preceded by | Lynne Neagle |
Member of the Senedd for Newport West | |
Assumed office 7 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Dame Rosemary Butler |
Majority | 3,906 (13.2%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Newport, Wales |
Political party | Welsh Labour |
Residence | Newport, Wales |
Alma mater | Keele University |
Profession | Politician |
Bryant was born in the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. She attended St Julian's Comprehensive School and completed her studies at Keele University, graduating with a degree in History and Politics.[1]
She contested the Wales European Parliament constituency as the second-place candidate on the Labour list in 2014, but was not elected.[2] She was subsequently selected as the Labour candidate for Newport West for the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election[3] and she retained the seat for Labour In the 2021 Senedd election.[4] In 2017 she was one of the founders of the Purple Plaques scheme of public markers for remarkable women who lived in Wales.[5]
In December 2023, Jayne became the Co-Chair of Vaughan Gething's Welsh Labour leadership campaign alongside Ken Skates MS.[6]