The Society is governed by the provisions of its Royal Charter received in 1951 and is recognized as a charity registered in accordance with the Charities Act 2006. These provide for governance to be vested in a President and Council, the size of which must not exceed thirty members.
Members of the Council are elected, initially for a period of three years, at the Society’s annual general meeting, and are eligible to be appointed for subsequent three-year periods.
In helping to meet its statutory responsibilities, the Council continues to review its practices and procedures in order to ensure that members of the Society as a whole are provided with the opportunity to play a major part in its organization and development and that an appropriate range of skills continues to be represented within the membership of the Council.
Patron
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES
President
Professor Prys Morgan, DL MA DPhil FSA FRHistS
Vice Presidents
- HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG KT OM GBE LLD FRS
- The Marquess of Anglesey DL DLitt FSA FRHistS HonFRIBA FRSL
- The Earl of Plymouth DL FRSA
- The Rt Hon The Lord Crickhowell MA
- Carys, Lady Davies
- The Lord Hooson QC LLB
- The Hon Emlyn Griffith (USA)
- Emeritus Professor T Ceiri Griffith PhD DSc
- The Rt Hon Sir Anthony Evans RD MA LLB FCIArb
- Emeritus Professor R Geraint Gruffydd DPhil DLitt FBA
- A Kynric Lewis QC BSc LLB
- Cdr Donald Moore RD BA MM FSA FMA RNR (re’d)
- The Rt Hon Alun Michael BA JP MP
- The Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP
- The Rt Hon The Lord Wigley of Caernarfon BSc
- Sir Ronald Waterhouse GBE LLD
- Sir Vincent Evans GCMG MBE QCDCL
- The Rt Hon Lord Justice Thomas
- Sir John M Thomas DSc ScD FRS FREng
- His Honour Judge D Watkin Powell LLD
- The Rt Hon, The Lord Howe of Aberavon CH QC LLD
- The Rt Hon The Lord Kinnock of Bedwellty, LL.D
- Professor The Lord Morgan of Aberdyfi DPhil DLitt MA FBA FRHistS
- The Rt Hon The Lord Morris of Aberavon KG QC
- The Rt Hon The Lord Owen MA MB BChir
- The Lord Prys Davies of Llanegryn LL.D DSc
- The Chancellor of Yale University, USA
- Kenneth Bowen MA DMus HonRAM ARCM FR
- The Hon Glyn T Davies
- Osian Ellis CBE DMus FRAM
- Emeritus Professor D Ellis Evans DPhil DLitt FBA
- Trefor M Owen MA FSA
- Alwyn Roberts MA LLB
- Geraint Francis Roberts BSc
- Mrs Gwenda Vaughan Thompson BA DUP
- William J Thomas
- Emeritus Professor J Gwynn Williams CBE DLitt
Council Members
- Mrs Anne Arnold BA M Phil
- Professor W Stuart Cole BA MSc FCIT FILT
- Rhian Davies MA PhD
- Mrs Elinor Delaney
- Professor TMO Charles-Edwards MA DPhil
- Professor John Elliott BSc((Econ) PhD FCIPD
- Professor Helen Fulton BA DipCelt PhD
- David Hilling MSc PhD FCIT
- A Lloyd Hughes MA FSA FRHistS
- Peter Jeffreys BA MEd PGCE
- D Clive Jones-Davies OBE MA MPhil FRSA
- R Kenneth Kyffin BSc CEng MIEE
- Adrian Morgan BA MPhil
- Professor Prys Morgan DL DPhil FSA FRHistS
- David Owen-Jones
- Revd D Ben Rees BA MSc(Econ) PhD ThD FCP ARHistS
- Brynley F Roberts CBE DLitt MA PhD FSA
- Cecil Roberts BSc(Econ)MComm
- Ceridwen Roberts BA ACSS
- Mrs Gwenda Sippings MLib FCLIP FRSA (Chair of Council)
- Jenkin Thomas MA
- Huw Wynn-Grifffith
Officers of The Society
Honorary Secretary:
Peter Jeffreys BA MEd PGCE
Honorary Membership Secretary:
Adrian Morgan BA MPhil
Honorary Treasurer:
Huw Wynne-Griffith
Honorary Editor:
Professor Helen Fulton BA DipCelt PhD
Honorary Publications Officer:
Dr Rhidian Griffith
Auditor:
E Glyn Hughes FCA


