Jane Dodds has announced she will stand down as leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
Dodds said she would remain the party’s only Member of the Senedd (MS), but that work to increase its presence in Wales’ parliament “should be led by a new generation”.
“Leading the Welsh Liberal Democrats has been the honour of my life,” she said in a statement on Tuesday, and that “now is the right time” to hand over the role.
Only Welsh Lib Dem MP David Chadwick is eligible to seek nomination to replace Dodds at this stage, the party said.
The Liberal Democrats have been represented by just one member in Cardiff Bay since 2016, initially former Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams and Dodds since 2021.
Dodds, who represents Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd in the Senedd, is a former social worker who was made her party’s Welsh leader in November 2017.
Nominations to replace her will open on 23 October and close on 16 November.
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