▁Wales ▁Central ▁region ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁for ▁Wales ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Form er ly ▁representing ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru , ▁he ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁s its ▁as ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁National ▁Party ▁Assembly ▁Member . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁on ▁the ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru ▁regional ▁list , ▁under ▁the ▁Add itional ▁Member ▁System . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁political ▁party , ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁National ▁Party . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Mc E voy ▁has ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁Irish ▁her itage ▁through ▁his ▁father , ▁whilst ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁father ▁came ▁to ▁Card iff ▁from ▁Y emen . ▁Mc E voy ▁previously ▁trained ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁modern ▁languages . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Mc E voy ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Card iff ▁Council ▁as ▁Labour ▁Coun c ill or ▁for ▁R ivers ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁vice - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁council ▁group , ▁he ▁defect ed ▁to ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁R ivers ide ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ ▁but ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁the ▁Fair water ▁w ard . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁of ▁Card iff ▁Council ▁between