Byron Davies

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South Wales West
In office
6 May 2011 – 15 May 2015[2]
Preceded byDavid Lloyd
Succeeded byAltaf Hussain
Personal details
Born (1952-09-04) 4 September 1952 (age 71)
Swansea, Wales
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of West London

Henry Byron Davies, Baron Davies of Gower (born 4 September 1952) is a

Member of the House of Lords since 2019. He served as a Lord in Waiting between September 2022 and November 2023.[3] He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport on 14 November 2023.[4]

Early life and career

Byron Davies was born in

Metropolitan Police Service.[6]

Political career

Davies stood unsuccessfully for Gower in both the

2015 general election
. On 9 May 2015 shortly after the Westminster election), he decided to step down as an Assembly Member so that he could fulfill his parliamentary duties for Gower.

Davies was opposed to Brexit prior to the

2017 general election
.

Post Parliamentary career

From September 2017 to September 2020, Davies served as chair of the Welsh Conservatives taking over from former MP and MEP Jonathan Evans.[9]

House of Lords

Davies was nominated for a

Gower in the County of Swansea, on 10 October 2019.[11] He served as a government whip under both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak from 2022 to 2023. In November 2023 he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
.

Honours

Ribbon Details Year awarded
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK version of this medal
Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

  1. ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Byron Davies AM". National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Ministerial appointments: November 2023". GOV.UK. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ^ Wales Online. "Who are the candidates standing in Gower in the General Election 2017?". Wales Online. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. WalesOnline website. Media Wales Ltd
    . Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Wales elections > South Wales West". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  8. ^ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Byron Davies elected Welsh Tory chair". 4 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Resignation Honours 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  11. ^ "No. 62798". The London Gazette. 16 October 2019. p. 18552.

Offices held

Senedd
Preceded by
South Wales West
2011
–2015 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Gower
2015–2017 		Succeeded by
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by
The Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row
 Gentlemen
Baron Davies of Gower 		Followed by
The Lord Ranger
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