James Evans | |
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 Evans in 2021 | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2024 | |
| Leader | Darren Millar |
| Preceded by | Sam Rowlands |
| Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs | |
| In office 18 April 2024 – 5 December 2024 | |
| Leader | Andrew RT Davies |
| Preceded by | Samuel Kurtz[a] |
| Succeeded by | Peter Fox |
| Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Mid Wales | |
| In office 27 May 2021 – 18 April 2024 | |
| Leader | Andrew RT Davies |
| Preceded by | David Melding[b] |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Davies(Mental Health) Paul Davies(Mid Wales) |
| Member of the Senedd forBrecon and Radnorshire | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kirsty Williams |
| Majority | 3,820 |
| Powys County Councillor forGwernyfed ward | |
| In office 5 May 2017 – 5 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Geraint Hopkins |
| Succeeded by | William Lloyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1991-04-28)28 April 1991 (age 34) Brecon, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Welsh Conservative |
| Occupation | Farmer |
James Evans is aWelsh Conservative Party politician and farmer, who has served as theMember of the Senedd (MS) forBrecon and Radnorshire since the2021 Senedd election, as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care since December 2024.[1] He previously served as councillor forGwernyfed ward onPowys County Council.
James Evans had been elected toPowys County Council in2017,[2] representing theGwernyfed ward, and was cabinet member for economic development, housing and regulatory services. In 2018 he was criticised for retaining this cabinet role while inNew Zealand on aNational Farmers' Union scholarship to study deer farming and venison production.[3]
At the 2021 Senedd elections, Evans contested theBrecon and Radnorshire constituency and was elected, becoming the first Conservative MS for this constituency.[4][5] He maintained his role as a councillor until the2022 Powys County Council elections, which he did not contest.[6][7] Shortly after being elected in 2021, Evans was appointed as Shadow Minister for Mental Health.[8] Evans was moved to the Shadow Rural Affairs Ministry in April 2024.[9] In December 2024, afterDarren Millar took control of the Welsh Conservatives, Evans was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. In July 2025, his portfolio was expanded to include armed forces.[10]
In August 2025, Evans publicly supported Brecon's first esports team, the S.E.A. Dragons, ahead of their debut in the Welsh Esports League.[11]
Evans is a member of the Local Government and Housing Committee and theWales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee.[12] He is a member of cross-party groups on armed forces and cadets, beer and pubs, horseracing, preventing child sexual abuse, rural growth, small shops, suicide prevention and tourism.[12]
In the2026 Senedd election, he will be a candidate in theBrycheiniog Tawe Nedd constituency.[13]
In 2023, Evans called for 'clear blue water' to be created between theWelsh Conservatives and the nationalConservative Party, in reference to theclear red water approach taken byWelsh Labour.[14]
In October 2024, Evans was a co-submitter and sole Welsh Conservative MS to vote in favour of a motion tabled byJulie Morgan supporting the principle ofassisted suicide.[15][16] He stated he had entered politics because he had promised his grandmother that he would "never let anybody go through what she went through at the end of her life."[16]
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| Preceded by | Member of the Senedd forBrecon and Radnorshire 2021 – present | Incumbent |
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