Simon Thomas | |
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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Simon_Thomas_AM_(28066512752).jpg) Thomas in 2016 | |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales | |
| In office 6 May 2011 – 25 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nerys Evans |
| Succeeded by | Helen Mary Jones |
| Member of Parliament for Ceredigion | |
| In office 3 February 2000 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Cynog Dafis |
| Succeeded by | Mark Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simon George Thomas 28 December 1963 |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Political party | Plaid Cymru (until 2018) None (2018-) |
Simon George Thomas[1] (born 28 December 1963) is a Welsh former politician who was a member of Plaid Cymru.[2] He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Ceredigion from 2000 to 2005, and an Assembly Member in the National Assembly for Wales representing the Mid and West Wales list between 2011 and 2018.
Thomas resigned as an Assembly Member and his party membership on 25 July 2018, following arrest by police on suspicion of possession of indecent images.[3] On 3 October 2018, he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.[4] On 31 October 2018 he was given a 26-week jail sentence, suspended for two years.[5]
- ^ "Former AM Simon Thomas pleads guilty to making indecent images of children". Cambrian News. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Former Plaid Cymru politician Simon Thomas was charged with making indecent images of children". ITV News. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
BBC44952101was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Batchelor, Tom (3 October 2018). "Former Plaid Cymru MP Simon Thomas admits to making more than 600 indecent images of children". The Independent. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Plaid AM Simon Thomas sentenced for indecent images". BBC News. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.