David Davies (Welsh politician)
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David Davies MP |
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| Chair of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee | |
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Assumed office 8 June 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Dr Hywel Francis |
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Member of Parliament for Monmouth |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Huw Edwards |
| Majority | 10,982 (23.1%) |
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Member of the Welsh Assembly for Monmouth |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Nick Ramsay |
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27 July 1970 Newham, London, England |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Aliz Harnisfoger |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www.david-davies.org.uk |
David Thomas Charles Davies, MP (born 27 July 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth in South Wales.
Davies was born in London and educated at Bassaleg School, Bassaleg, a suburb of Newport. He is the eldest child of Peter and Kathleen Davies. After leaving school in 1988 he worked for the British Steel Corporation and served with the Territorial Army. He worked for his family in their shipping company, Burrow Heath Ltd, before he entered politics. He was also a Special Constable with the British Transport Police for 9 years.
He married Aliz Harnisfoger, who is Hungarian, in October 2003 in Monmouth, and they have three children. Davies is a keen sportsman, he has fought in several charity boxing matches as 'The Tory Tornado' and is a former President of the Welsh Amateur Boxing Association.
He unsuccessfully contested the safe Labour seat of Bridgend at the 1997 general election, finishing in second place some 15,248 votes behind the sitting Labour MP Win Griffiths. As an opponent of the Welsh assembly who helped to set up the 'No' campaign in the devolution referendum, Davies gained a higher profile and was selected as Conservative candidate for Monmouth. At the inaugural 1999 Welsh Assembly Election he won election to the National Assembly for Wales there.
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