Education
Born Robyn Lewis, he studied at Pwllheli Grammar School and University College of Wales, Aberystwyth before becoming a solicitor and barrister.
Born Robyn Lewis, he studied at Pwllheli Grammar School and University College of Wales, Aberystwyth before becoming a solicitor and barrister.
He became active in the Labour Party and stood, unsuccessfully, in Denbigh at the 1955 United Kingdom general election. During the 1960s, Léwis left Labour and joined Plaid Cymru. He was elected to Lleyn Rural District Council, and stood for the party in Caernarfon at the 1970 United Kingdom general election, where he came second with more than 33% of the vote.
He was subsequently elected as a Vice President of Plaid.
In this role, he inducted future Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams as a Bard of the Gorsedd. Léwis resigned from Plaid in 2006, in protest at the acceptance of an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Elinor Bennett, wife of the party leader.