Please answer the following question: Facts:   - successor: leanne wood    - constituency am: south wales central    - party: plaid cymru    - predecessor: '' new assembly ''      - term end: 1 may 2003    - term start: 6 may 1999    - assembly: national assembly for wales welsh    - name: pauline jarman    - birth date: 15 december 1945    - birth place: mountain ash , wales   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pauline jarman .
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pauline jarman -lrb- born 15 december 1945 -rrb- , is a welsh politician .she was the plaid cymru national assembly for wales member for south wales central from 1999 to 2003 .educated at mountain ash grammar school , she is a former cynon valley borough councillor and mid glamorgan county councillor .currently rhondda cynon taff council opposition leader .former mayor .