Dafydd Elis-Thomas

The Right Honourable The Lord Elis-Thomas PC
Official portrait, 2019
Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism
In office 3 November 2017 – 13 May 2021
First Minister	Carwyn Jones Mark Drakeford
Preceded by	Ken Skates
Succeeded by	Dawn Bowden
1st Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales
In office 12 May 1999 – 11 May 2011
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Alun Michael Rhodri Morgan Carwyn Jones
Deputy Presiding Officer	Jane Davidson John Marek Rosemary Butler
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Rosemary Butler
Assembly Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (1999–2007)
In office 6 May 1999 – 29 April 2021
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mabon ap Gwynfor
UK Parliamentary representation Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Incumbent Assumed office 18 September 1992 Life peerage Member of Parliament for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Merioneth 1974–1983) In office 28 February 1974 – 16 March 1992 Preceded by William Edwards Succeeded by Elfyn Llwyd
Personal details
Born	Dafydd Elis Thomas (1946-10-18)18 October 1946 Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died	7 February 2025(2025-02-07) (aged 78)
Political party	Independent (2016–2025)
Other political affiliations	Plaid Cymru (1970–2016)
Spouse(s)	Elen Williams Mair Parry Jones
Children	3

Dafydd Elis Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas, PC (né Thomas; 18 October 1946 – 7 February 2025) was a Welsh politician. He was the leader of Plaid Cymru from 1984 to 1991. He represented the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency in the Senedd from 1999 to 2021.

Elis-Thomas died after a short illness at home, on 7 February 2025, at the age of 78.^[1][2][3]

1. ↑ "Plaid Cymru: Former leader Dafydd Elis-Thomas dies aged 78". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
2. ↑ "Tributes paid to former Plaid Cymru leader Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas who has died, aged 78". ITV News. 7 February 2025.
3. ↑ "Former Plaid Cymru leader Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas has died". BBC News. 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-02-07.