Welsh Conservative Leader Darren Millar has today announced two changes to his Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Team.
The announcements follow the withdrawal of the Welsh Conservatives from the Wales Covid-19 Inquiry Special Purposes Committee last week when Labour voted to block a request to require some witnesses to the Committee to give evidence under oath.
Former Co-Chair of the Committee, South Wales West MS, Tom Giffard, has been appointed as Shadow Counsel General, and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Delivery, External Affairs and the Welsh Language. And former Welsh Conservative Leader and Preseli Pembrokeshire MS Paul Davies, takes on the new role of Deputy Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, in addition to retaining his roles as Chief Whip and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution.
Commenting, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar MS, said:
“I am delighted to announce these changes to my Shadow Cabinet team.
"Tom Giffard MS will bring his talent to bear in holding to account the Welsh Labour Government for failing to deliver for the people of Wales.
“And Paul Davies MS will do an excellent job in the new role of Deputy Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, bringing his experience to bear in the run up to next year’s Senedd elections.
“Under Labour, Wales is broken. My team offers an alternative government-in-waiting with the talent and solutions Wales needs. We look forward to taking the helm next May."
Deputy Leader, Chief Whip and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Paul Davies MS, said:
“I am honoured to take on the role of Deputy Leader of the Welsh Conservatives.
“I am delighted to be working closely with Darren and our government-in-waiting to fix Wales and deliver a Welsh Conservative Government in the Senedd elections next year.”
Also commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Counsel General, and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Delivery, External Affairs and Welsh Language, Tom Giffard MS, said:
“I am proud to be joining Darren Millar's Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet team as we approach the Senedd elections in 2026.
“Labour has failed Wales. I look forward to working closely with Darren and the rest of the team as we put together our plan to Fix Wales after 26 years of Labour failure.”
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Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Team in full:
Leader of the Opposition - Darren Millar MS
Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Chief Whip and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution - Paul Davies MS
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education - Natasha Asghar MS
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Environment - Janet Finch-Saunders MS
Shadow Counsel General, and Shadow Secretary for Delivery, External Affairs and Welsh Language – Tom Giffard MS
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Economy and Energy - Samuel Kurtz MS
Policy Director and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance - Sam Rowlands MS
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism, Sport and North Wales - Gareth Davies MS
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care - James Evans MS
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport and Rural Affairs - Peter Fox MS
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Equalities and Social Justice - Altaf Hussain MS
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Children, Young People, Mental Health and Wellbeing - Joel James MS
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Local Government, Housing and the Armed Forces - Laura Anne Jones MS
