Plaid Cymru, Lord Elis-Thomas

Former Plaid Cymru leader has died, aged 78
Former Plaid Cymru leader and Senedd Presiding Officer Lord Elis-Thomas has died at the age of 78, his family has annouced. Dafydd Elis Thomas led Plaid between 1984 and 1991, and served as MP for Meirionydd and then Meirionydd Nant Conwy between 1974 and 1992, when he was appointed to the House of Lords.
Plaid Cymru: Former leader Dafydd Elis-Thomas dies aged 78
Lord Elis-Thomas served as leader of the Welsh independence-backing party between 1984 and 1991, before more recently serving as a Welsh government minister.
Tributes paid to former Plaid Cymru leader Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas who has died, aged 78
F ormer Plaid Cymru party leader and Senedd Presiding Officer Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas has died at the age of 78. His death was announced by his family in a statement on Friday morning. Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth MS paid tribute to Lord Elis-Thomas, saying his death will be a "huge loss" to Welsh politics and "the civic life of Wales."
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