Sentence 1: The Council has had 27 members nominated by the local authorities in Wales , the University of Wales , the Welsh Tourist Board and the National Eisteddfod Council .
Sentence 2: The council had 27 members nominated by local authorities in Wales , the University of Wales , Welsh Tourist Board and the National Eisteddfod Council .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?