{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Lisa Francis | honorific_suffix = | image = Lisa Francis (53965796855) (cropped).jpg | image_size = 150px | alt = | caption = Official portrait, 2003 | constituency_AM = [[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]] | assembly = National Assembly for Wales{{!}}Welsh | majority = | term_start = 1 May 2003 | term_end = 3 May 2007 | predecessor = [[Delyth Evans]] | successor = [[Joyce Watson]] | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1960}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | birth_name = | party = Independent | other_party = [[Welsh Conservative]] (Until 2012) | spouse = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Elizabeth Ann Francis''' (born 1960), known as '''Lisa Francis''', is a former [[Welsh Conservative Party|Welsh Conservative]] politician who was a [[Member of the Welsh Assembly]] (AM) for the [[Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)|Mid and West Wales region]] from [[2003 Welsh Assembly election|2003]] to [[2007 Welsh Assembly election|2007]].
==Career== Francis was the Conservative candidate in [[Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)|Meirionnydd Nant Conwy]] in the [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 general election]], coming third in the seat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC NEWS {{!}} VOTE 2001 {{!}} RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES {{!}} Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/399.stm |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> At the [[2003 National Assembly for Wales election]] she contested the [[Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Assembly constituency)|Meirionnydd Nant Conwy]] constituency and was placed third on the Conservatives' list for the [[Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]] region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Election results for Mid and West Wales 2003 |url=https://business.senedd.wales/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=141 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=[[National Assembly for Wales]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=BBC NEWS {{!}} VOTE 2003 {{!}} Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/welsh_assembly/html/399.stm |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> She was elected as the regional list member for Mid and West Wales, while coming third in Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, receiving 16.4% of the vote.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
After being elected, she was appointed as Welsh Conservative spokeswoman for Culture and the Welsh Language.<ref name="BourneMay2003BBC">{{cite news |date=14 May 2003 |title=Tory breaks ranks on assembly power |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3023977.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626154845/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3023977.stm |archive-date=26 June 2024 |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref> She was not re-elected at the [[2007 National Assembly for Wales election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lisa Francis |url=https://senedd.wales/people/lisa-francis/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=senedd.wales}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2007-12-01 |title=Beyond the Bay |work=Western Mail |pages=12}}</ref> After losing her seat, she studied for a degree in Tourism Management at [[Aberystwyth University]].<ref name=":2" /> She returned to contest the Mid and West Wales list at [[2011 National Assembly for Wales election]], but again was not elected.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-04-27 |title=How voting works |work=Carmarthen Journal |pages=10}}</ref>
In 2007 Francis also served on [[Aberystwyth]]'s Town Council. She was also Deputy Chair of Mid & West Wales Area Conservative Council, but subsequently left the Conservatives.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williamson |first=David |date=2012-02-13 |title=Former Conservative AM Lisa Francis explains why she quit the Tories |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/former-conservative-am-lisa-francis-2035868 |access-date=2024-09-30 |work=WalesOnline}}</ref>
In addition to her political activities, Francis is a Director of the Mid Wales Tourism Company and is the Trade Representative for Ceredigion. She also serves on Ceredigion Hospital's Working Committee and on the Aberystwyth Citizens Advice Bureau – Management Board.
In 2007 Francis won the [[Dod's Parliamentary Companion|Dods]] Assembly Woman of the Year Award. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060225022808/http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page].
She supported [[Mark Williams (politician)|Mark Williams]] of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election]].
She is supporting the [[Welsh Conservatives]] at the [[2026 Senedd election]].
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://lisafrancisam.blogspot.com/ Lisa Francis] My View – blog *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061017213144/http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=wales.people.person.page&personID=35657 Lisa Francis] Page on Welsh Conservatives Website *[http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=wales.index.page= Welsh Conservatives Website]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
==Offices held== {{s-start}} {{s-par|wal}} {{succession box | title = [[Members of the National Assembly for Wales|Assembly Member]] for [[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]] | years = [[2003 National Assembly for Wales election|2003]] – [[2007 National Assembly for Wales election|2007]] | before= [[Delyth Evans]] | after=[[Joyce Watson]] }} {{s-end}}
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