Parliamentary Career
Moon has lived and worked around Bridgend for over 29 years, is former mayor of Porthcawl and has been a councillor for Porthcawl for 13 years. She was elected MP for the Bridgend constituency in 2005.
Madeleine Moon is Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Lord Drayson, Minister for Science in the Department for Science, Innovation and Skills.
In 2007 and 2008, Moon received a higher public profile due to an increased number of suicides of young people from her constituency. She has agreed with South Wales Police that the suicides are not connected but has been critical of media coverage.
Madeleine Moon has written and spoken extensively on prison reform, policing and is the founder and a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on furniture in the House of Commons.
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