11 August 2022

The Secretary of State has appointed Suzy Davies as a Member of the S4C Board for a four year term from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2026.

A qualified lawyer, Suzy followed careers in arts marketing and as a senior solicitor with ten years' service as a Member of the Senedd, which included a term as Shadow Minister for Culture, Heritage & the Welsh Language.

Since then, she has been an advocate for tourism in Wales, as Chair of the Wales Tourism Alliance, and continues to campaign on greater equality as a board member with Women's Equality Network. She is also a member of Colegau Cymru board and the Children's Commissioner's audit and risk board. A founder member of the Wales International Film Festival, she is now a member of the Iris Film Festival Board.

Born in Swansea, Suzy was raised in Bridgend, the Cynon Valley, Cardiff and Brecon. After working in Swansea, Newton and Aberystwyth, she settled in the Dyfi Valley where her family has a farm and tourism business, and where she learnt Welsh.