The Deputy Returning Officer (DRO) is pleased to announce the candidates for the position of NUS Wales President.
Voting will open online on Monday 11 March at 12pm and close on Thursday 14 March at 12pm.
Voting is open to NUS reps registered to attend NUS Wales Conference 2024.
The winning candidate is due to be announced on Friday 15 March.
NUS Wales Conference takes place on Tuesday 19 March and Wednesday 20 March 2024.
The candidates are:
Candidates
Deio Owen
Cardiff University Students' Union
Nominated by the following students / sabbatical officers at member unions:
- Charlotte Clark, Cardiff and Vale College SU
- Amy Anglesea, Wrexham Glyndwr Students' Union
- Elain Gwynedd, Aberystwyth University Students' Union
- Fatima Leah Lopes, Gower College Swansea Students' Union
- Jason Scott, Grwp Llandrillo-Menai Student Union
- Natalie Roe, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama SU
- Jamal Abdilahi, University of South Wales Students' Union
Shwmae bawb, I’m Deio and I’m running to be the next NUS Cymru President. I’m originally from Pen Llŷn in North Wales and currently live in Cardiff working as a Vice President in Cardiff Students’ Union. I have experience of being a former president of an FE SU, a Vice President at an HE Students’ Union and I’m also a trustee of the Urdd, Wales’s largest youth organisation that runs a fantastic apprenticeship programme. I’m very passionate about representation and I’m keen to ensure that Students get the best deal possible in the world that we are in.
Read Deio's Manifesto here.
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