Andrew RT Davies

Andrew RT Davies
Davies in 2016
Leader of the Welsh Conservative Group in the Senedd
Assumed office
24 January 2021
LeaderBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Kemi Badenoch
Preceded byPaul Davies
In office
14 July 2011 – 27 June 2018
DeputyPaul Davies
LeaderDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byNick Bourne
Succeeded byPaul Davies
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
7 May 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
First MinisterMark Drakeford
Vaughan Gething
Eluned Morgan
Preceded byHimself[a]
In office
24 January 2021 – 29 March 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterMark Drakeford
Preceded byPaul Davies
Succeeded byHimself[b]
In office
6 April 2017 – 27 June 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterCarwyn Jones
Preceded byLeanne Wood[1]
Succeeded byPaul Davies
In office
14 July 2011 – 5 May 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterCarwyn Jones
Preceded byPaul Davies
Succeeded byLeanne Wood
Past Shadow Cabinet Roles
Shadow Minister for Health
In office
17 July 2020 – 24 January 2021
LeaderPaul Davies
Preceded byAngela Burns
Succeeded byAngela Burns
In office
27 February 2009 – 29 November 2010
LeaderNick Bourne
Preceded byJonathan Morgan
Succeeded byNick Ramsay
Shadow Minister for Environment, Sustainability, and Rural Affairs[c]
In office
18 September 2018 – 17 July 2020
LeaderPaul Davies
Preceded byDavid Melding Environment
Paul Davies Rural Affairs
Succeeded byJanet Finch-Saunders
Shadow Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
In office
16 June 2008 – 27 February 2009
LeaderNick Bourne
Preceded byAlun Cairns
Succeeded byPaul Davies
Shadow Minister for Transport
In office
11 July 2007 – 16 June 2008
LeaderNick Bourne
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byDavid Melding
Member of the Senedd
for South Wales Central
Assumed office
3 May 2007
Preceded byJonathan Morgan
Member of the Vale of Glamorgan Council
for Rhoose
In office
15 February 2019 – 5 May 2022
Preceded byMatthew Lloyd
Majority772 (41.66%)
Personal details
Born
Andrew Robert Tudor Davies

1968 (age 55–56)
Cowbridge, Wales
Political partyConservative

Andrew Robert Tudor Davies CBE (born 1968) is a Welsh politician serving as Leader of the Welsh Conservative Group in the Senedd since 2021, previously holding the position from 2011 to 2018. He has been a Member of the Senedd (MS) since 2007.

He was elected Leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd on 14 July 2011,[2][3] resigning the position on 27 June 2018.[4] He was re-appointed as Welsh Conservative leader on 24 January 2021,[5][6] following the resignation of Paul Davies.[7]


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  1. ^ Vacant 14 October 2016 – 6 April 2017
  2. ^ "Davies named Tory assembly leader". 14 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Andrew RT Davies is the new leader of the Welsh Conservatives". Gazette. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ Morris, Steven (27 June 2018). "Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies quits after Airbus row". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Andrew RT Davies returns as Welsh Conservatives leader". BBC News. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Andrew RT Davies appointed leader of Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd". Nation.Cymru. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Tory Senedd leader Paul Davies quits after breaking Covid-19 restrictions". BBC News. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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