Jonathan Edwards (Welsh politician)
Jonathan Edwards | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Price |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1976 Capel Hendre, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Political party | Independent (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Plaid Cymru (until 2020) |
David Jonathan Edwards (born 26 April 1976) is a Welsh politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr from 2010 to 2024. Initially elected as a Plaid Cymru MP. He sat as an Independent MP after the party's disciplinary panel suspended him in 2020. His membership of Plaid was restored in July 2022, and the whip was returned the following month although following further revelations he stated that he would not rejoin the Plaid group of MPs at Westminster.