Leanne Wood
 Leanne Wood AM (born 13 December 1971) is a Welsh politician and the leader of Plaid Cymru. Born in the Rhondda Wales she has represented the South Wales Central region as a Member of the National Assembly for Wales since 2003. She was elected leader of Plaid Cymru on 15 March 2012. Wood a socialist republican and a proponent for Welsh independence is the first female leader of Plaid Cymru and the first party leader not to be fluent in the Welsh language.