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Second RT Davies Shadow Cabinet

Shadow Cabinet of Wales
2017-2018
RT Davies' Assembly photo, 2016
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Leader of the Opposition and Shadow First MinisterAndrew RT Davies
Member party
  •   Welsh Conservative
Status in legislatureOfficial Opposition Majority (coalition)
12 / 60 (20%)




History
Election2011 assembly election
Legislature term5th National Assembly for Wales
PredecessorShadow Cabinet of Leanne Wood
SuccessorShadow Cabinet of Paul Davies

Andrew RT Davies became Leader of the Opposition in the Senedd on 6 April 2017, after he invited Mark Reckless to join the Welsh Conservative Senedd group, making the Welsh Conservative group the second largest group in the Senedd.

After the May 2016 Welsh Assembly election, Plaid Cymru were the second largest party, with 12 members to the Welsh Conservatives' 11. As such, they formed a Shadow Cabinet under Leanne Wood.[1] In October 2016, Dafydd Elis-Thomas left Plaid Cymru, tying the two parties on 11 members.[2] Between October 2016 and April 2017, there was no Official Opposition. In April 2017, Mark Reckless, formerly of UKIP, joined the Welsh Conservative group in the Senedd, increasing that group from 11 to 12.[3]

Reckless was not permitted to rejoin the Conservative Party. Regardless, the decision to allow Reckless to join the Conservative Senedd group was thoroughly criticised, with Gower MP Byron Davies describing it as "not a particularly bright idea."[3]

In June 2018, RT Davies resigned as leader of the Welsh Conservatives after losing the confidence of the Welsh Conservative Senedd group.[4] The 2018 Welsh Conservatives leadership election was held to replace him, and won by his deputy, Paul Davies, who then formed his own Shadow Cabinet.[5]

Members

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Portfolios were carried over from Spokesperson appointments made shortly after the 2016 Assembly election, but with those roles becoming Shadow Ministries.[6][7]

Conservative Shadow Cabinet (as of December 2020)
Portfolio Name Constituency Term
Leader of the Opposition

Leader of the Conservative Party in the Senedd

Andrew R. T. Davies MS South Wales Central April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs
Deputy leader of the Welsh Conservatives
Chief Whip 		Paul Davies MS Preseli Pembrokeshire April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for Education Darren Millar MS Clwyd West April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for Health Angela Burns MS Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for Finance Nick Ramsay MS Monmouth April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for Social Services and Older People and the Welsh Language Suzy Davies MS South Wales West April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for the Economy, Transport and Sport Russell George MS Montgomeryshire April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for Skills Mohammad Asghar MS South Wales East April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for Local Government
Vice Chair of the Welsh Conservative Group 		Janet Finch-Saunders MS Aberconwy April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for Communities and Europe Mark Isherwood MS North Wales April 2017 - June 2018
Shadow Minister for Environment, Sustainability, Planning and Housing
Chairman of the Welsh Conservative group 		David Melding Monmouth April 2017 - June 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood names 'strong' shadow cabinet". BBC News. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  2. ^ "Plaid Cymru AM Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas quits party". BBC News. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  3. ^ a b "UKIP's Mark Reckless to join Conservatives in assembly". BBC News. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  4. ^ "Welsh conservative leader Andrew RT Davies quits". BBC News. 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Paul Davies wins Welsh Tory assembly group leadership poll". BBC News. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  6. ^ "Davies names Welsh Conservative assembly spokespeople". BBC News. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  7. ^ "The Record of Proceedings - 02/05/2017". Senedd Cymru. 2017-05-02.
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