Jayne Bryant MS

Minister for Mental Health and Early Years

Jayne Bryant MS was born and brought up in Newport where she lives. Jayne went to school in Newport and entered politics at age 17.

In 2016 Jayne was first elected as the Assembly Member for Newport West. She was appointed Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee in the Fifth Senedd, and also sat on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.

Re-elected in 2021, Jayne was nominated to Chair the Children, Young People and Education Committee in this Sixth Senedd and also sat on the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform and the Local Government and Housing Committee.

Jayne chaired Cross-Party Groups on Diabetes, Preventing Child Sexual Abuse, Arts and Health and Suicide Prevention and acted as Vice Chair for the Cross-Party Groups on Dementia and Intergenerational Solidarity.

Jayne was appointed Minister for Mental Health and Early Years on 21 March 2024.

With a passion for social justice, and an advocate to help and support people, Jayne is an active campaigner on issues such as health and wellbeing; the environment and climate change; transport; and tackling inequality. Jayne is dedicated to encouraging young people to be active and interested in politics. Politics matters and young people must be at the heart of it.