Paul Davies (Conservative politician)

Paul Davies
MS
Davies in 2021
Welsh Conservative Chief Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 December 2024
LeaderDarren Millar
Preceded byDarren Millar
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Constitution and External Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 December 2024
LeaderDarren Millar
Preceded byDarren Millar
Leader of the Opposition
In office
27 June 2018 – 23 January 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterCarwyn Jones
Mark Drakeford
Preceded byAndrew RT Davies
Succeeded byAndrew RT Davies
Leader of the Welsh Conservatives
In office
27 June 2018 – 23 January 2021
Acting: 27 June 2018 – 6 September 2018
DeputySuzy Davies
LeaderTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byAndrew RT Davies
Succeeded byAndrew RT Davies
Acting
6 May 2011 – 14 July 2011
LeaderDavid Cameron
Preceded byNick Bourne
Succeeded byAndrew RT Davies
Deputy Leader of the
Welsh Conservatives
In office
14 July 2011 – 27 June 2018
LeaderAndrew RT Davies
Preceded byAndrew RT Davies
Succeeded bySuzy Davies
Past Shadow Cabinet and Spokesperson Roles
Shadow Minister for Mid Wales
In office
18 April 2024 – 5 December 2024
LeaderAndrew RT Davies
Preceded byJames Evans
Succeeded byRole not in use
Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs
In office
6 April 2017 – 27 June 2018
LeaderAndrew RT Davies
Preceded byRole not in use
Succeeded byAndrew RT Davies
Welsh Conservative Spokesperson on Rural Affairs
In office
13 June 2016 – 6 April 2017
LeaderAndrew RT Davies
Shadow Finance Minister
In office
20 July 2011 – 5 May 2016
LeaderAndrew RT Davies
Preceded byNick Ramsay
Succeeded byAdam Price
Shadow Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
In office
27 February 2009 – 5 May 2011
LeaderNick Bourne
Preceded byAlun Cairns
Succeeded byAngela Burns
Shadow Minister for Culture, the Welsh Language and Sport
In office
5 June 2007 – 27 February 2009
LeaderNick Bourne
Preceded byOwen John Thomas
Succeeded byRole Re-organised
Member of the Senedd
for Preseli Pembrokeshire
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 May 2007
Preceded byTamsin Dunwoody
Majority1,400 (4.4%)
Personal details
Born1969 (age 55–56)
Wales
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)Haverfordwest, Wales
Websitewww.paul-davies.org.uk

Paul Windsor Davies (born 1969) is a British politician who has served as Member of the Senedd (MS) for Preseli Pembrokeshire since 2007, and as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution and External Affairs and Welsh Conservative Chief Whip since December 2024.

He served as Leader of the Welsh Conservatives and Leader of the Opposition in Wales from June 2018 to January 2021, resigning after possible breaches of Welsh COVID-19 rules. He had previously been Deputy Leader from 2011 to 2018 and Acting Leader in 2011 and 2018.

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