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
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
24 January 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
First MinisterMark Drakeford
Vaughan Gething
Preceded byPaul Davies
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
Shadow Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
In office
16 June 2008 – 1 July 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
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Cowbridge, Wales
Political partyConservative

Andrew RT 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.[2]

He was elected Leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd on 14 July 2011,[3][4] resigning the position on 27 June 2018.[5] He was re-appointed as Welsh Conservative leader on 24 January 2021,[6][7] following the resignation of Paul Davies.[8]

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

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