Jason O'Connell — Shadow Economy & Transport

**Last updated: 27 May 2026 Role: Shadow Cabinet Minister for Economy and Transport Constituency: Unknown (newly elected 2026)

Bio

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Background	Newly elected Reform UK Cymru MS

Role

Covers business support, economic development, transport infrastructure
Portfolio includes roads funding, rail devolution, and business rates

Wikipedia Bio

Jason O'Connell is a Welsh politician who has served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr since 2026. Originally elected as an independent, and briefly serving as a Conservative, before defecting to Reform UK Wales in 2024, he served as the Torfaen County Borough Councillor f

Source: Wikipedia — Jason O'Connell

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Named in the Reform shadow cabinet thread as "@jason_oco: Shadow Cabinet Minister for Economy and Transport"
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