Nerys Evans is Plaid Cymru's Assembly candidate for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, and her party's director of policy. Born in Llangain near Carmarthen and educated at Manchester University and Cardiff University, she worked as an organiser for Plaid Cymru in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, as press officer for the Plaid Cymru group on Carmarthenshire County Council, and as a Political Officer for Plaid Cymru in the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. She was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 2007 as AM for Mid and West Wales. She was Plaid’s education spokesperson and chair of the cross party groups on epilepsy and broadband in rural Wales, and sat on the Assembly’s Enterprise and Learning committee. Her political interests include constitutional affairs, rural issues and workers rights. She lives in Carmarthenshire.

Ambition is Critical – no excuses

Plaid launches its manifesto today, arguing that it is time that Wales – and its politicians – take responsibility for the fate of the country

We are more than ‘choosy customers’

Wales can no longer sit by and allow the Westminster Government to plunge us further into hardship. A special conference today aims to find some answers

Plaid’s path out of poverty

Another General Election, and Wales is still being treated like an afterthought by Westminster parties. What it needs are economic policies particularly tailored to this country. This is how Plaid Cymru proposes guiding us out of recession