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Sam Rowlands
Welsh politician
Sam Rowlands is a Welsh politician serving as Member of the Senedd (MS) for the North Wales electoral region since 2021.[1] A member of the Welsh Conservative Party, he is currently the Shadow Minister for Local Government.[2]
Prior to his election to the Senedd, Rowlands was a member of Conwy County Borough Council[3] and Abergele Town Council,[4] being first elected in the 2008 Welsh Local Government Elections. He served as the mayor of Abergele from 2015 to 2016[5] and the Leader of Conwy County Borough Council from June 2019 until May 2021.[6] He previously served as the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources between June 2017 and June 2019. Rowlands also stood in the Vale of Clwyd in the 2016 Welsh Assembly Election,[7] where he secured the biggest swing to the Conservative Party in Wales.