Portrait of Owen Hurcum taken on International Non-Binary People's Day 2021
Mayor of Bangor
In office May 2021 – May 2022[1]
Preceded by
John Wyn Williams
Succeeded by
Gwynant Roberts[1]
Personal details
Born
1997 or 1998 (age 25–26)[2] Harrow, London, England
Political party
Breakthrough Party (2022–2023)[3]
Other political affiliations
Independent (2021–2022)
Plaid Cymru (until 2021)
Alma mater
Bangor University
Owen J. Hurcum (born 1997) is a British politician. They are the former Mayor of the city of Bangor, Wales, and former ward councillor for Glyder ward on Bangor City Council. In May 2021, they became the Mayor of Bangor, the first openly non-binary mayor of any city world-wide and the youngest person in history to hold a mayoral position in Wales.[4][5] In May 2022 they completed their term as mayor and did not seek re-election to the community council.[6]
^ ab"Bangor City Council Latest News". Bangor City Council.
^Storer, Rhi (13 June 2021). "Introducing 'their worship', the world's first non-binary mayor". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^"Owen Hurcum Joins Breakthrough". Twitter.
^"LGBT: Wales' first non-binary mayor 'used to abuse'". BBC News. 12 May 2021.
^"Welsh city votes in 'worlds first non-binary mayor'". Metro News. 12 May 2021.
^"IWorld's first non-binary mayor Owen J Hurcum to step down to build home on boat". ITV News. 11 March 2022.
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