John Griffiths, Minister for Culture and Sport, has announced the appointment of Mrs Tricia Carter as Vice President of the National Library of Wales.

Mrs Carter’s term of appointment will commence on 1 April 2014 and will last for four years.

As Vice President Mrs Carter will promote the Library and its work both within Wales and beyond. She will also represent the Library in its dealings with the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government.

Mrs Carter has served as Vice President and Chair of the Council of the University of Wales Lampeter and as Chair of the Ethical Standards Committee for the Dyfed Powys Police Authority, and is currently a pension trustee of the Trinity St David Pension scheme.

She is also a Fellow of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management, Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales Lampeter and a Member of the Institute of Welsh Affairs.

Huw Williams has been reappointed as a Trustee of the National Library of Wales.

John Griffiths said:

"I am delighted to appoint Mrs Tricia Carter as Vice President of the National Library of Wales. She is a successful businesswoman, with a wealth of experience in university management, and has a deep commitment to the Library and its work.

"I look forward to working closely with Mrs Carter, and other members of the Board, to support the Chief Executive and Librarian and the staff in moving the Library forward.

"I am extremely pleased that Mr Huw Williams will continue to serve on the Library’s Board of Trustees for a further four years.  He has made an invaluable contribution across the whole range of the Library’s activities."

Mrs Carter’s appointment follows Professor Aled Jones’ term as Vice President, which came to an end on 26 February 2013.

Huw Williams is Vice Chairman of the law firm Geldards LLP and senior partner in the firm’s Cardiff office. Prior to joining the Board of the National Library of Wales in 2010 Huw was a Trustee of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales and he remains an independent member of the Museum’s Audit Committee.

Professor Sir Deian Hopkin, President of the Library said:

"The Board of the Library is delighted at the appointment of Mrs Tricia Carter as Vice-President.   She has already made an invaluable contribution to the work of the Board, bringing extensive experience of both the public and private sectors to its deliberations.

"She is also the first woman to be appointed to this position in the Library’s history and I look forward very much to our working together to support the Library and Chief Executive, and the staff of the Library, in delivering our future strategic plans.

"The reappointment of Huw Williams to the Board for a further term is welcome news. His legal expertise and experience of corporate governance in the public sector, including his contributions to the Board of the National Museum of Wales, have provided the Library with consistently valuable advice and support and I look forward to continuing our productive association with him."

Aled Gruffydd Jones, Chief Executive of the Library, said:

"We’re delighted to learn that Tricia Carter has been appointed as Vice President. Since her appointment as a Trustee some years ago, her contribution to the work of the Board and the Library has been significant. She has broad experience and competencies in the areas of income generation, marketing and governance and the Library will benefit greatly as a result of this excellent appointment.

"We are also extremely pleased to hear that Huw Williams, who is a person with broad interests and is an accomplished lawyer, has received an invitation from the Minister to continue as a Trustee for a further four year period."