Darren Millar AM has been the Conservative Member for Clwyd West since May 2007. He is currently the Shadow Minister for Health, having previously held briefs including Communities and Local Government, Environment and Planning, and Economic Development. He Chairs the Audit Committee of the Assembly and previously chaired the Health and Local Government Committee in the last Assembly. Darren also chairs the Cross Party Group on Faith, and the Cross Party Group on the Armed Forces and Cadets, both of which he is a founder member. Prior to his election to the Assembly, Darren was a manager for an international charity. He has also been an accountant working in the construction, care home and telecommunications industries. Darren is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).

The Clwydian Range deserves more

A passionate advocate of the Clwydian Range finds this week’s designation of the new Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to be somewhat short of the potential of the area

A national treasure that deserves to be recognised

The Clwydian Range is already known as an official Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – and now it’s time to make it a National Park

Can we have faith in religious tourism?

Many countries around the world – including our Celtic cousins – understand the tourism benefits that pilgrimages and visitors to churches can bring. Is it time Wales did the same?

Show me the money

The Barnett Formula needs replacing – but whatever succeeds it needs to incentivise economic growth as well as dealing with social need