Member of the Welsh Parliament for North Wales. Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance. Policy Director.
Sam has lived in North Wales all his life having been born in Bangor and growing up near Caernarfon, before moving to Abergele. Following home education he attended Ysgol Eirias in Colwyn Bay. Sam worked for an international bank between 2009 and 2019 as a credit risk manager which provided him with international experience and also the attainment of a degree in business management. He married Natasha in 2008 and together they have three daughters.
Sam was first elected to Conwy County Borough and Abergele Town Councils in 2008. He was the Mayor of Abergele from 2015 – 2016 and was appointed Conwy County Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources in 2017 before being elected Leader of the Council in 2019.
Sam contested the Vale of Clwyd constituency in the 2016 Senedd elections, before being elected to represent the North Wales region in 2021. After his election Sam was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Local Government.
Further to this, Sam was appointed the Welsh Conservative’s Policy Director and then in April 2024, Sam was appointed the Shadow Minister for Health where his priorities are to see waiting lists and emergency waits reduced, and for patients to have easier access to GPs and Dentists.
In December 2024 Sam was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance.