Vikki Howells

Vikki Howells is a Welsh Labour politician and former teacher. Since

May 2016, she has been the Member of the Senedd for Cynon Valley. Vikki Howells
MS

Contents
Early life and education
Career
Teaching career
Political career
References

Early life and education Member of the Senedd

for Cynon Valley
Howells was brought up in Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf,
Incumbent
Wales.[1] She was educated at St John the Baptist School, a Church in
Wales secondary school in Aberdare.[2] She studied international and Assumed office
Welsh history at the University of Wales, Cardiff, and graduated with 6 May 2016
a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[2] She remained at Cardiff to Preceded by Christine Chapman
undertake postgraduate study in Modern Welsh History, and Majority 5,994
graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree.[2]
Personal details
Citizenship United Kingdom
Career
Nationality Welsh
Political Welsh Labour
Teaching career party

Before her election to the Senedd, Howells was a history teacher and Education St John the Baptist
the assistant head of sixth form at St Cenydd Comprehensive School School, Aberdare
in Caerphilly, South Wales. Alma mater University of Wales,
Cardiff

Political career

In December 2015, it was announced that Howells had been selected as the Welsh Labour candidate for the
Cynon Valley constituency of the Senedd Cymru.[3] She has been a member of the Labour Party for over 20
years.[3] On 5 May 2016, she was elected a Member of the Welsh Assembly for that constituency; she
received 9,830 votes (51.1% of the votes cast).[1]In September 2020 Howells was found to have breached the
Standards of Conduct for Members of the Senedd by allowing Louise Magee, Welsh Labour General
Secretary to use the Senedd Estate for party political purposes contrary to the guidance issues in relation to the
General Election in December 2019.[4] Howells was one of a number of Labour Senedd Members to vote
against extending free school meals to all families on universal credit or with 'no recourse to public funds' in
December 2020.[5]

Howells chairs the Welsh Labour Group of MSs.[6] Howells is President of mental health charity Friends R Us
and Vice-President of Cwmbach Male Voice Choir.[6] Vikki is also a member of the Cynon Valley History
Society, the social justice thinktank the Bevan Foundation, the Co-operative Party, the GMB and USDAW.[6]

References
1. Tegeltija, Sam (6 May 2016). "Assembly Election 2016: Labour holds Cynon as Vikki Howells
succeeds Christine Chapman" (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/assembly-election-
2016-labour-holds-11293180). Wales Online. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
2. "Vikki Howells AM" (https://www.assembly.wales/en/memhome/Pages/MemberProfile.aspx?mi
d=5107). assembly.wales. National Assembly for Wales. 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
3. Tegeltija, Sam (8 December 2015). "Teacher Vikki Howells announced as Labour's Cynon
Valley candidate for National Assembly election" (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-ne
ws/teacher-vikki-howells-announced-labours-10561753). Walses Online. Retrieved 7 May
2016.
4. "Report 01-20 to the Senedd under Standing Order 22.9" (https://senedd.wales/laid%20docum
ents/cr-ld13545/cr-ld13545-e.pdf) (PDF). senedd.wales.
5. "Voting Summary - motion to extend free school meals to all families on Universal Credit / in
poverty" (https://business.senedd.wales/documents/s110082/Votes%20Summary%2016.12.20
20.pdf) (PDF).
6. https://www.vikkihowells.com/en/about-vikki/

Senedd Cymru
Member of the Senedd for Cynon
Preceded by
Valley Incumbent
Christine Chapman
2016 to present

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