# Karen Sinclair > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Karen_Sinclair > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Karen_Sinclair.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Sinclair > Source revision: 1355097260 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British politician (born 1952) 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 (1952-11-20) 20 November 1952 (age 73) Wrexham, Wales Party Labour **Karen Sinclair** (born 20 November 1952) is a [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) [Labour](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) politician, who represented the constituency of [Clwyd South](/source/Clwyd_South_(Senedd_constituency)) from when the [National Assembly for Wales](/source/National_Assembly_for_Wales) was established in 1999, until she stood down, in 2011. Born and brought up in [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham), north Wales, Sinclair has lived in [Llangollen](/source/Llangollen) for over twenty years. ## Education and professional career Sinclair was educated at [Grove Park Girls School](/source/Grove_Park_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](/source/Citizens_Advice_Bureau) adviser. Sinclair has been a [school governor](/source/School_governor) at [Ysgol Dinas Brân](/source/Ysgol_Dinas_Br%C3%A2n) and chair of the Youth Club Committee. ## Political career ### Local Government 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](/source/UNISON). ### National Assembly for Wales Sinclair contested the [Clwyd South](/source/Clwyd_South_(Senedd_constituency)) constituency in the [First National Assembly for Wales elections](/source/1999_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election), and won the seat with a majority of 3,685 against Plaid Cymru's [Hywel Williams](/source/Hywel_Williams).[1] She served as [Chief Whip](/source/Chief_Whip_(Wales)) for the in the [first Morgan government](/source/First_Rhodri_Morgan_government). In 2003 this position was re-organised, and Sinclair also began to serve as [Minister for Assembly Business](/source/Minister_for_Assembly_Business). In September 2005, she was reshuffled out of these roles. She was diagnosed with [bone-marrow cancer](/source/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.[2][3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Election results for Clwyd South, 6 May 1999"](https://business.senedd.wales/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=105). *business.senedd.wales*. Retrieved 16 May 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["AM Sinclair to stand down after cancer"](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/am-sinclair-stand-down-after-2076111). *[Walesonline](/source/Walesonline)*. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["AM Karen Sinclair in cancer battle"](https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/am-karen-sinclair-cancer-battle-2834446). *NorthWalesLive*. 21 May 2008. ## External links - [Karen Sinclair AM Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20090205174608/http://www.karensinclair.co.uk/) - [Welsh Labour Party Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20150701194753/http://www.welshlabour.org.uk/) - [Website of the Welsh Assembly Government](http://new.wales.gov.uk/?lang=en) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060615094839/http://new.wales.gov.uk/?lang=en) 15 June 2006 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Website of the National Assembly for Wales](https://web.archive.org/web/20070712053333/http://www.walesassembly.org/) ## Offices held Senedd 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 v t e Members of the National Assembly for Wales 2007–2011 3rd Assembly Labour (26) Leighton Andrews Lorraine Barrett Rosemary Butler Christine Chapman Jeffrey Cuthbert Jane Davidson Alun Davies Andrew Davies Brian Gibbons Janice Gregory John Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Edwina Hart Jane Hutt Irene James Carwyn Jones † (leader from Dec 2009) Ann Jones Huw Lewis Valerie Lloyd Sandy Mewies Rhodri Morgan † (leader until Dec 2009) Lynne Neagle Carl Sargeant Karen Sinclair Gwenda Thomas Joyce Watson Plaid Cymru (15-14) Mohammad Asghar (until Dec 2009) Jocelyn Davies Nerys Evans Chris Franks Bethan Jenkins Alun Ffred Jones Elin Jones Gareth Jones Ieuan Wyn Jones † Helen Mary Jones David Lloyd Janet Ryder (Dafydd Elis-Thomas) Rhodri Glyn Thomas Leanne Wood Conservatives (12-13) Mohammad Asghar (from Dec 2009) Nick Bourne † Angela Burns Andrew RT Davies Paul Davies William Graham Mark Isherwood David Melding Darren Millar Jonathan Morgan Nick Ramsay Brynle Williams (died Apr 2011) Liberal Democrats (5-6) Mick Bates (until Dec 2010) Peter Black Eleanor Burnham Mike German † (leader until Oct 2008/AM until Jun 2010) Veronica German (from Jul 2010) Jenny Randerson Kirsty Williams † (leader from Dec 2008) Independent (1-2) Mick Bates (from Dec 2010) Trish Law Presiding Officer: Dafydd Elis-Thomas † = Party leaders --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Karen Sinclair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Sinclair) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Sinclair?action=history)). 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