Andrew RT Davies

Member of the Welsh Parliament for Pen-y-Bont Bro Morgannwg.
Shadow Minister for Farming and the Environment.
Andrew RT Davies

Andrew RT Davies was born in 1968 and was educated at Llanfair Primary, St John’s, Balfour House and Wycliffe College. He is married to Julia and they have four children.

Andrew’s background is in the business community – as a partner in the family farming business, based in the Vale of Glamorgan.

He is a former President of Llantrisant Young Farmers Club and a former Chairman of Creative Rural Communities, an organisation which seeks to develop structural community development. Andrew is a former Welsh delegate on the Council of the National Farmers’ Union and was the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s Oxford Scholar in 2002.

Andrew joined the Welsh Conservatives in 1997 and stood as a parliamentary candidate in Cardiff West in 2001 and in Brecon & Radnorshire in 2005.

He was first elected to the Senedd in 2007 on the South Wales Central regional list and held Conservative Shadow Ministerial posts for Transport, Business, Education and Health.

His political interests include the economy, education, health and rural affairs. Andrew was first elected the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives in 2011.

Andrew is a life governor of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and in 2016 was also President of the Vale of Glamorgan Agricultural Society.

Andrew was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2020.

For more information about Andrew, please visit his website.

Andrew RT Davies

 

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End farming by calendar for good, Welsh Conservatives say

Commenting on the announcement from the Welsh Government of the intention to legislate to extend the period during which farmers can spread slurry and manure, Andrew RT Davies MS, Shadow Minister for Farming and Environment, said:“We welcome this common-sense decision to give Welsh farmers greater f

2040 Net Zero target risks economic harm

Commenting on the Welsh Government’s new target to reach Net Zero by 2040, ten years ahead of the rest of the UK, Andrew RT Davies MS, Shadow Minister for Farming and the Environment, said:"We all want to see robust measures to tackle climate change, but setting an arbitrary target ten years ahead o

Call for urgent end to health visitor strike in Cwm Taf Morgannwg

Welsh Conservatives have called for urgent action to resolve the ongoing health visitor strike in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care, Natasha Asghar MS, has written to both the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care and the Chief Executive of Cwm Taf M

Welsh Conservatives: Food security is national security

The Welsh Conservatives have today pledged to put food security at the heart of national security policy, warning that Wales has become increasingly reliant on imported food after decades of decline in domestic agricultural production.Andrew RT Davies said Wales needed a long-term plan to reverse th

Welsh Conservatives call for partnership with rural mental health charities

The Welsh Conservatives have called on the Welsh Government to work more closely with rural mental health charities.The party has proposed establishing service-level agreements with health boards to expand the work of rural mental health charities and improve access to vital support for farming fami

Welsh Conservatives call for extra £100million for Welsh farming

WELSH CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR EXTRA £100MILLION FOR WELSH FARMINGThe Welsh Conservatives have called for an additional £100 million for agriculture over the next four years from the Welsh Government to help farmers cope with the growing pressures facing the industry.The call comes as thousands of far

Deposit return scheme must be UK-wide

The Welsh Government’s decision to depart from the rest of the UK and include glass in the Deposit Return Scheme could add 50p to the cost of a bottle, according to the British Soft Drinks Association.The proposed scheme has been criticised by leading Welsh drinks manufacturers, including Radnor Hil

Welsh Conservatives warn farming red tape review must deliver quickly

The Welsh Conservatives have welcomed the Welsh Government’s review into cutting red tape for farmers but warned that farmers cannot afford to wait months for action.The Welsh Government has announced that former NFU Cymru President John Davies will lead a nine-month review into the bureaucratic bur

Welsh Conservatives Call For Action On Rural Crime In Wales

The Welsh Conservatives have called on Plaid Cymru ministers to coordinate with police and UK counterparts to tackle rural crime in Wales, following figures showing worrying increases in the theft of farming equipment and livestock.Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Farming and the E