Sam Rowlands is a Welsh Conservative politician serving as Member of the Senedd (MS) for the North Wales electoral region since 2021,[1] and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance since December 2024.

[11][12] Rowlands then tabled a no-confidence motion in Jones' leadership, and took control of the council,[12][13] which he led until 2021, when he resigned as leader upon being elected as Member of the Senedd for the North Wales electoral region.

[18] Rowlands has spoken on the importance of sport to keep people fit and healthy as well as a driver for economic development in the Welsh Parliament.

[19] After the resignation of Andrew RT Davies and election of Darren Millar as leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Rowlands was appointed as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance During July 2022 Rowlands's proposed Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill was drawn in the Welsh Parliament's ballot of proposed member's bills.

[20] On 26 October 2022 the Welsh Parliament voted to allow time and resources to be committed to developing this legislation further, with support from Conservative, Plaid Cymru and Liberal Democrat MSs.