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Former Plaid Cymru MS for Mid and West Wales, Former Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion

Entered the House of Commons on 3 February 2000 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)

Entered the Senedd on 5 May 2011

Left the Senedd on 25 July 2018

Also represented Ceredigion

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @SimonThomasAC

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Chief Whip (19 Jan 2004 to 16 Jan 2006)
• Spokesperson (Agriculture; Culture; Environment; Heritage; International Development; Sustainable Energy; Transport) (19 Jan 2004 to 16 Jan 2006)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Higher Education Bill Committee (12 out of 15)
• Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Communications Bill Committee (19 out of 25)
• Water Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
• Office of Communications Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• 7. Statement by the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on the outgoing Auditor General for Wales 18 Jul 2018

  It was snowing.

• 7. Statement by the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on the outgoing Auditor General for Wales 18 Jul 2018

  Thank you to Nick Ramsay for bringing this statement forward on behalf of the Public Accounts Committee today, which enables me, on behalf of the Finance Committee, to endorse the thanks expressed to the auditor general. Although he works mainly with Nick's committee, of course, the governance of the auditor's office come to the Finance Committee, and we have very much appreciated the...

• 5. 90-second Statements 18 Jul 2018

  Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. The Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, the oldest independent museum in Wales, is also this week celebrating a birthday—its one hundred and fortieth birthday. The museum was established to display rare geological artefacts collected by the Rev Gilbert Smith and purchased by the town for £100—that's £11,000 in today's money. Over the years, the museum has won many...

More of Mr Simon Thomas’s recent appearances