Cemlyn Williams

Cllr Cemlyn Williams was appointed to the Board of Directors for WJEC CBAC Limited in July 2019 as a Non-Executive Director / Trustee as a representative of Unitary Authorities. Cemlyn also serves as a member of the Audit Committee, having been appointed in November 2019.

Cllr Williams was a Civil Servant for 35 years with the Department of Social Security (DSS) and its successor Department of Work and Pension. He worked in Local Offices throughout North Wales. He later had responsibility for developing end ensuring compliance with the Department's Welsh Language Scheme. During this period he was also the Regional Information Officer for DSS Wales. He has worked in various Policy Divisions in both London and Leeds. He then worked as a Project Manager for DWP at Poulton-Le-Fylde, Blackpool before taking early retirement.

On his retirement he became the Chief Executive of Gwynedd and Ynys Mon Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) becoming a member of the Wales Citizens Advice Management Board and various National Citizens Advice Committees. During this time he became the Chairman of the North Wales Community Health Council working closely with North Wales Hospital Trusts.

Cllr Williams has been a Town Councillor since [date] and in 2017 was elected as a member of Gwynedd Council for Cadnant Ward, Caernarfon. He is a School Governor of Maesincla Primary School as well as being on the Board of a number of Charitable Organisations. Since April 2019 he has been the Cabinet Member for Education for Gwynedd Council.