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Chapman served as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] member of [[Rhondda Cynon Taff]] County Borough Council representing [[Ynysybwl]] and Coed y Cwm. In the [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|1999 election]], Chapman was elected as AM for [[Cynon Valley (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cynon Valley]], withstanding a strong advance by [[Plaid Cymru]].
She chaired the Objective One Programme Monitoring Committee from 2000 to 2004, finding the time to complete an [[MPhil]] degree at Cardiff University in June 2001. In January 2005 Chapman was appointed as a Deputy Minister in the [[Welsh Assembly Government]], responsible for Education and Lifelong Learning, and Finance, Local Government and Public Services.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
She was Chair of the Assembly's Women and Democracy Group and Secretary of the Labour [[UNISON]] Group. She supported the "Children Are Unbeatable Alliance" which seeks prohibit all corporal or physical punishment of children.
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