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Leanne Wood

1971 - Today

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Leanne Wood (born 13 December 1971) is a Welsh politician who served as the leader of Plaid Cymru from March 2012 to September 2018, and served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) from 2003 to 2021. Born in the Rhondda, she was elected to the then National Assembly for Wales in 2003, representing South Wales Central until 2016, when she was elected for Rhondda. She lost her seat to Welsh Labour at the 2021 Senedd election. Ideologically, Wood identifies as a socialist, republican and proponent of Welsh independence. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Leanne Wood is the 19,639th most popular politician (down from 19,233rd in 2024), the 7,982nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,790th in 2019) and the 750th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leanne Wood ranks 19,639 out of 19,576Before her are Lou Barletta, Yin Jian, Moussa Ibrahim, Udomporn Polsak, María Alejandra Vicuña, and Kai Cenat. After her are Marco Wittmann, Alok Sharma, Arash Miresmaeili, Oby Ezekwesili, Gautam Gambhir, and Douglas Alexander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Leanne Wood ranks 1,257Before her are Sukhwinder Singh, Tim Austin, Peter Billingsley, Khalid Khannouchi, Guivi Sissaouri, and Rebecca Creskoff. After her are Kris Draper, Katie Finneran, Alexander Chaplin, Craig MacLean, Craig Burley, and Graham Alexander.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leanne Wood ranks 7,984 out of 8,785Before her are Naomi Folkard (null), James McAtee (2002), Nigel Adkins (1965), Charlie Nicholas (1961), Carlton Palmer (1965), and Callum McGregor (1993). After her are Billy Allen (1917), Daniel Portman (1992), David Connolly (1977), Christian Cooke (1987), Luke Treadaway (1984), and Jesy Nelson (1991).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Leanne Wood ranks 750Before her are Syed Kamall (1967), Justine Greening (1969), Alistair Carmichael (1965), Theresa Villiers (1968), Maria Miller (1964), and Tim Farron (1970). After her are Douglas Alexander (1967), Anna Soubry (1956), Ed Balls (1967), Oliver Dowden (1978), Andy Burnham (1970), and Jo Johnson (1971).