Personal history
Sam was born in Bangor and grew
up in Penygroes, near Caernarfon, before moving to Abergele when he was nine;
he attended Ysgol Eirias in Colwyn Bay. Sam worked for HSBC 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.
Political history
Sam was first elected to Conwy
County Borough and Abergele Town Councils in 2008. He was the youngest 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 Conservative Party’s
spokesman for local government in Wales.
