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Kirsty Williams appointed as Chair of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

11 July 2025

“Whilst excited to join Cardiff & Vale University Health Board as the new Chair, I will of course be sad to leave Powys Teaching Health Board. It has been a joy and a privilege to serve as Vice Chair. Over the past three and a half years I have been inspired every day by the dedication of the staff, who continually strive to offer the very best service for local people, I am grateful to each and every one of them.” - Kirsty Williams

Health Secretary Jeremy Miles has confirmed the appointment of Kirsty Williams as the new Chair of Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. The announcement follows the pre-appointment hearings by the Senedd’s Health and Social Care Committee on 3 July.

Kirsty, who has been Vice Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board since 2022, will take up her new role from 1 October 2025.

Welsh Government will shortly commence the recruitment process for her successor as Vice Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board.

 

Kirsty Williams said:

“Whilst excited to join Cardiff & Vale University Health Board as the new Chair, I will of course be sad to leave Powys Teaching Health Board. It has been a joy and a privilege to serve as Vice Chair. Over the past three and a half years I have been inspired every day by the dedication of the staff, who continually strive to offer the very best service for local people, I am grateful to each and every one of them.”

 

Carl Cooper, Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board added:

“On behalf of our Board, I am delighted to congratulate my Vice Chair colleague, Kirsty Williams, on her well-deserved appointment as Chair of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Kirsty has a very distinguished record of public service in Powys and in Welsh Government. She is an impressively skilled and experienced person whose insightful knowledge and expertise have helped to hone the effective governance within Powys Teaching Health Board.

“She is highly respected within the Board by independent and executive members alike. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work with her for nearly three years. We will miss her colleagueship and incisive contribution, and we assure her and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board of our warmest wishes as she prepares to take up her new responsibilities.”

 

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