Gill German
{{Short description|British politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gill German
| image = Official portrait of Gill German MP crop 2.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office = Member of Parliament
for Clwyd North
| term_start = 4 July 2024
| predecessor = Constituency Created
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}}
| party = Labour
| majority = 1,196 (2.8%)
}}
Gill German is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Clwyd North since 2024.{{Cite news |title=Clwyd North - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/W07000095 |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
Early life and career
German was born in Prestatyn, working as a teacher in the local Denbighshire area before elected office.{{Cite news |title=Who are the new MPs in Wales?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce785rxr59po |date=2024-07-05 |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=BBC News |language=en}}
Political career
She was elected as county councillor for Prestatyn North in 2022 and has been deputy leader of Denbighshire County Council, as well as lead member for Education, Children and Families.{{Cite news |title=Prestatyn Councillor named Labour candidate for Clwyd North |url=https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/23782921.prestatyn-councillor-named-labour-candidate-clwyd-north/ |date=2023-09-12 |access-date=2024-07-10 |work=Rhyl, Prestatyn & Abergele Journal |language=en}}
She was selected in September 2023 as the Labour parliamentary candidate for the new constituency of Clwyd North. She won the seat in the 2024 general election, beating her Conservative opponent Darren Millar by 1,196 votes.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-05 |title=Labour candidate Gill German wins Clwyd North seat by 1,196 votes |url=https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/24432303.labour-candidate-gill-german-wins-clwyd-north-1-196-votes/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=Rhyl, Prestatyn & Abergele Journal |language=en}}
In October 2024, German was elected as a member of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee.{{Cite web |title=Welsh Affairs Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/162/welsh-affairs-committee/membership/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=committees.parliament.uk |language=en}}
In November 2024, German voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.{{cite web |title=Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading |url=https://votes.parliament.uk/votes/commons/division/1877 |website=Votes in Parliament |date=29 November 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{UK MP links |parliament=5104 |publicwhip=Gill_German |theywork=Gill_German}}
- {{Official website|https://gillgerman.net/}}
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Category:Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Welsh constituencies
Category:Welsh Labour councillors
Category:Women councillors in Wales
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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