Paul Davies (Conservative politician)

Paul Davies MS
Davies in 2021
Welsh Conservative Chief Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2024
Leader	Darren Millar
Preceded by	Darren Millar
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Constitution and External Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2024
Leader	Darren Millar
Preceded by	Darren Millar
Leader of the Opposition
In office 27 June 2018 – 23 January 2021
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Carwyn Jones Mark Drakeford
Preceded by	Andrew RT Davies
Succeeded by	Andrew RT Davies
Leader of the Welsh Conservatives
In office 27 June 2018 – 23 January 2021 Acting: 27 June 2018 – 6 September 2018
Deputy	Suzy Davies
Leader	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Andrew RT Davies
Succeeded by	Andrew RT Davies
Acting 6 May 2011 – 14 July 2011
Leader	David Cameron
Preceded by	Nick Bourne
Succeeded by	Andrew RT Davies
Deputy Leader of the Welsh Conservatives
In office 14 July 2011 – 27 June 2018
Leader	Andrew RT Davies
Preceded by	Andrew RT Davies
Succeeded by	Suzy Davies
Past Shadow Cabinet and Spokesperson Roles Shadow Minister for Mid Wales In office 18 April 2024 – 5 December 2024 Leader Andrew RT Davies Preceded by James Evans[a] Succeeded by Role not in use Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs In office 6 April 2017 – 27 June 2018 Leader Andrew RT Davies Preceded by Role not in use Succeeded by Andrew RT Davies[b] Welsh Conservative Spokesperson on Rural Affairs In office 13 June 2016 – 6 April 2017 Leader Andrew RT Davies Shadow Finance Minister In office 20 July 2011 – 5 May 2016 Leader Andrew RT Davies Preceded by Nick Ramsay Succeeded by Adam Price[c] Shadow Minister for Education and the Welsh Language In office 27 February 2009 – 5 May 2011 Leader Nick Bourne Preceded by Alun Cairns Succeeded by Angela Burns Shadow Minister for Culture, the Welsh Language and Sport In office 5 June 2007 – 27 February 2009 Leader Nick Bourne Preceded by Owen John Thomas Succeeded by Role Re-organised
Member of the Senedd for Preseli Pembrokeshire
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 May 2007
Preceded by	Tamsin Dunwoody
Majority	1,400 (4.4%)
Personal details
Born	1969 (age 54–55) Wales
Political party	Conservative
Residence(s)	Haverfordwest, Wales
Website	www.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.^[1] He had previously been Deputy Leader from 2011 to 2018 and Acting Leader in 2011 and 2018.

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