Paul Davies (Conservative politician)

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.

[2][3] On leaving school in 1987 aged 18 Davies started working for Lloyds TSB as a bank clerk based in Haverfordwest.

In the Senedd election of 2003, he fought Preseli Pembrokeshire where he increased the share of the vote from 23% to 30%, cutting the Labour Party's majority to 1,326.

[7] From February 2009 until the Senedd elections in May 2011, Davies held the role of Shadow Minister for Education and the Welsh Language.

[9] He served in that post for two months, while a leadership contest was held which saw Andrew RT Davies elected leader of the Welsh Conservatives.

In 2018, Andrew RT Davies stood down as leader of the Welsh Conservatives, after a confrontation with his party group.