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Rhun ap Iorwerth
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Welsh pronunciation: [r̥ɨːn ap ˈjɔrwɛrθ]; born 27 August 1972) is a Welsh politician and journalist who has served as First Minister of Wales since May 2026 and as the Leader of Plaid Cymru since June 2023. He is the first to come from a party other than Welsh Labour.
He was the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ynys Môn since 2013, and then has been MS for Bangor Conwy Môn since May 2026. After his party became the largest party within the Senedd following the 2026 Senedd election, Rhun ap Iorwerth was appointed as First Minister on May 12 through a Senedd vote.
Rhun ap Iorwerth was born in Tonteg, Rhondda Cynon Taf, to Edward Morus and Gwyneth (née Humphreys) Jones. Although ap Iorwerth's birth registration records his surname as 'Jones', he has stated that this was at the insistence of the registrar and that his parents' wishes were to record 'ap Iorwerth' as his surname. His name is Welsh for 'Rhun, the son of Iorwerth', a name commonly anglicised as Edward.
He was brought up in Meirionydd and then Anglesey from age five. Both ap Iorwerth's parents were teachers and Welsh language campaigners. His father was a primary school headteacher who composed various songs and musicals for children and young people, including Cwm-Rhyd-y-Rhosyn, a collaboration with Dafydd Iwan. Ap Iorwerth has an older sister, Awen Iorwerth, an orthopaedic surgeon.
He attended Ysgol Rhyd-y-Main, Dolgellau, for a short period, before moving to Anglesey and attending Ysgol Gynradd Llandegfan (Llandegfan Primary School), followed by secondary education at Ysgol David Hughes, Menai Bridge. He then studied politics and Welsh at Cardiff University, and graduated in 1993.
After living in both Cardiff and London, ap Iorwerth lives in Anglesey with his wife, Llinos Iorwerth, and has three children.
In 1994, ap Iorwerth joined BBC Cymru Wales, and worked as a journalist at BBC Westminster. Returning to Wales after the 1997 devolution referendum, he became BBC Wales's Chief Political Correspondent in 2001, a post he held for five years, before moving into presenting roles. He has been presenter of The Politics Show Wales, Dragon's Eye, ampm, BBC Radio Wales's Good Morning Wales, BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf breakfast news programme, the weekly political discussion programme Dau o'r Bae, and S4C's main evening news programme Newyddion. He has also been a regular correspondent for BBC Network news, featuring on all BBC News channels. Outside news, he has presented numerous series for S4C, including its coverage of the National Eisteddfod, Y Rhufeiniaid ('The Romans'), and the arts series Pethe.
In January 2012, ap Iorwerth was announced as one of the patrons of the Cronfa Betsi Fund, the charitable arm of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Rhun ap Iorwerth is a director of 2 companies, Rhun ap Iorwerth Cyf and Paradwys Cyf. Paradwys Cyf is listed as a house rental company, while the other is for his media duties.
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Rhun ap Iorwerth
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Welsh pronunciation: [r̥ɨːn ap ˈjɔrwɛrθ]; born 27 August 1972) is a Welsh politician and journalist who has served as First Minister of Wales since May 2026 and as the Leader of Plaid Cymru since June 2023. He is the first to come from a party other than Welsh Labour.
He was the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ynys Môn since 2013, and then has been MS for Bangor Conwy Môn since May 2026. After his party became the largest party within the Senedd following the 2026 Senedd election, Rhun ap Iorwerth was appointed as First Minister on May 12 through a Senedd vote.
Rhun ap Iorwerth was born in Tonteg, Rhondda Cynon Taf, to Edward Morus and Gwyneth (née Humphreys) Jones. Although ap Iorwerth's birth registration records his surname as 'Jones', he has stated that this was at the insistence of the registrar and that his parents' wishes were to record 'ap Iorwerth' as his surname. His name is Welsh for 'Rhun, the son of Iorwerth', a name commonly anglicised as Edward.
He was brought up in Meirionydd and then Anglesey from age five. Both ap Iorwerth's parents were teachers and Welsh language campaigners. His father was a primary school headteacher who composed various songs and musicals for children and young people, including Cwm-Rhyd-y-Rhosyn, a collaboration with Dafydd Iwan. Ap Iorwerth has an older sister, Awen Iorwerth, an orthopaedic surgeon.
He attended Ysgol Rhyd-y-Main, Dolgellau, for a short period, before moving to Anglesey and attending Ysgol Gynradd Llandegfan (Llandegfan Primary School), followed by secondary education at Ysgol David Hughes, Menai Bridge. He then studied politics and Welsh at Cardiff University, and graduated in 1993.
After living in both Cardiff and London, ap Iorwerth lives in Anglesey with his wife, Llinos Iorwerth, and has three children.
In 1994, ap Iorwerth joined BBC Cymru Wales, and worked as a journalist at BBC Westminster. Returning to Wales after the 1997 devolution referendum, he became BBC Wales's Chief Political Correspondent in 2001, a post he held for five years, before moving into presenting roles. He has been presenter of The Politics Show Wales, Dragon's Eye, ampm, BBC Radio Wales's Good Morning Wales, BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf breakfast news programme, the weekly political discussion programme Dau o'r Bae, and S4C's main evening news programme Newyddion. He has also been a regular correspondent for BBC Network news, featuring on all BBC News channels. Outside news, he has presented numerous series for S4C, including its coverage of the National Eisteddfod, Y Rhufeiniaid ('The Romans'), and the arts series Pethe.
In January 2012, ap Iorwerth was announced as one of the patrons of the Cronfa Betsi Fund, the charitable arm of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Rhun ap Iorwerth is a director of 2 companies, Rhun ap Iorwerth Cyf and Paradwys Cyf. Paradwys Cyf is listed as a house rental company, while the other is for his media duties.