Cafodd Aled ei fagu yn hen bentref glofaol Rhosllannerchrugog ger Wrecsam. Bu’n Gadeirydd Partneriaeth Ymfudo Strategol Cymru ac yn cynrychioli Cymru ar Weithgor Lloches a Ffoaduriaid Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol y DU. Aled oedd Llefarydd Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru ar Dai o 2005 i 2011, ac yn 2008 cafodd gyfrifoldeb ychwanegol pan ehangwyd ei bortffolio i gynnwys yr Amgylchedd, Cynaliadwyedd a Gwastraff. Mae’n gyn Gadeirydd Craff am Wastraff Cymru a bu’n aelod hefyd o Gomisiwn Cymru ar Newid Hinsawdd.Carl Cooper
Aled grew up in the old mining village of Rhosllannerchrugog which is just outside Wrexham. Aled previously held the position of Chair of the Wales Strategic Migration Partnership and served as the Welsh representative on the UK Local Government Association’s Asylum and Refugee Working Group. Aled was the Welsh Local Government Association Spokesperson for Housing from 2005 to 2011 and in 2008 was given additional responsibility when his portfolio was expanded to include Environment, Sustainability and Waste. He is a former Chairman of Waste Awareness Wales and was also a member of the Wales Climate Change Commission.Carl Cooper