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Nerys Evans
(Elizabeth Gwendoline) Nerys Evans (born 1980) is a Welsh politician. She is a member of the National Assembly for Wales representing Plaid Cymru in the Mid and West Wales region. Prior to her election she worked as an organiser for the party.

Background
Evans was born in Llangain near Carmarthen. She was educated at Manchester University where she obtained a BA in Government and Political Theory, followed by Cardiff University where she was awarded a MSc in Welsh Politics in 2004.

Political career
She became an organiser for Plaid Cymru in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr and worked as press officer for the Plaid Cymru group on Carmarthenshire County Council. More recently she worked as a Political Officer for Plaid Cymru in the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff.

In 2006 Evans was chosen to head the Plaid Cymru list in Mid and West Wales for the 2007 Assembly election. She praised Glyn Wise, the Welsh-speaking and Plaid Cymru supporting contestant in television series Big Brother for doing "a whole world of good" for the party and country, and said "We will certainly contact him when he comes out and see what we can do together, for the good of Wales."

She joined with Bethan Jenkins and Gwenllian Lansdown to launch Plaid Cymru's youth manifesto; during the election she campaigned with Helen Mary Jones in support of Plaid Cymrus policy of increasing the school leaving age to 18. On election day she took the seat vacated by Helen Mary Jones, who succeeded in winning the Llanelli constituency.