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Rebecca Evans (born 02 August 1976) is a Welsh Labour politican. Since 2011, she has been an Assembly Member at the National Assembly for Wales serving as one of the four regional Assembly Members representing Mid and West Wales.

Early life
Rebecca studied a BA in History at the University of Leeds writing her dissertation on the American Civil Rights Movement. She then attended Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge where she received a Master of Philosophy Degree for her thesis ‘The Time for Waiting is Gone: Lyndon Johnson and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.’

Career before election
Rebecca worked as Policy and Public Affairs Officer for a national charity representing Disabled people and their families. Working on behalf of disabled people and their families remains a priority for Rebecca in the Assembly. Rebecca is also a former Welsh Labour Organiser for Mid and West Wales, and a former Senior Researcher and Communications Officer for an Assembly Member.

Assembly work
Rebecca sits on the Assembly’s Heath and Social Care Committee and Children and Young People Committee. She is Chair of the Assembly’s Cross Party Group on Disability and Cross Party Group on Nursing and Midwifery, and Vice-Chair of the Cross Party Group on Autism and Cross Party Group on Beer and the Pub. She is also a sponsor of the Cross Party Groups on Cancer, Neurological Conditions, and Faith.