What is Steffan Lewis?
[[File:Steffan Lewis AM (27555190473).jpg|thumb|Steffan Lewis in 2016]] '''Steffan Lewis''' (1984 &ndash; 11 January 2019) was a Welsh politician. He was elected to the [[National Assembly for Wales]] in the 2016 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welsh Election 2016: Labour just short as UKIP wins seats|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-wales-36207410|website=BBC Wales News|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> He represented the electoral region of [[South Wales East]] as a member of [[Plaid Cymru]]. In December 2017, Lewis was diagnosed with terminal [[bowel cancer]].<ref>[https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/steffan-lewis-cancer-interview-plaid-15199863 The young AM trying to make a difference while fighting terminal cancer]</ref> He died on 11 January 2019 from the disease, aged 34.<ref>[https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019-01-11/plaid-cymru-politician-steffan-lewis-dies-following-cancer-battle/ Plaid Cymru politician Steffan Lewis dies, aged 34]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Steffan}} [[Category:1984 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Welsh politicians]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] {{bio-stub}}