At the annual Gwynedd Council meeting on 13 May, Councillor John Gwilym Jones (Llanengan) was elected as Gwynedd Council Chairman, and Councillor Richard Leonard Jones as Vice-Chairman.
Born and bred in Cilan, Abersoch, Councillor Jones graduated from the University of Wales, Bangor.
As he was elected as Gwynedd Council Chairman, Councillor John Gwilym Jones said:
“It is a great privilege to have been elected Chairman of Gwynedd Council. I will do my best to serve all the county’s residents during the year ahead.”
A Gwynedd Councillor since 2004, Cllr Jones has been a Community Councillor for 30 years and has been Chairman of the Abersoch Lifeboat Station for the last 25 years.
He is married to Wendy and they have a son and daughter and a young granddaughter.
Councillor Richard Leonard Jones (Deiniolen) was elected as Vice-Chairman. He has been a member of Gwynedd Council since 1996.
