Byron Davies

Byron Davies MP
Member of Parliament for Gower
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Martin Caton
Majority	27 (0.1%)
Member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales West
In office 6 May 2011 – 8 May 2015
Preceded by	David Lloyd
Succeeded by	Altaf Hussain
Personal details
Born	4 September 1952 Swansea, United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University of West London
Website	byrondavies.org.uk

Henry Byron Davies (born 4 September 1952) is a Conservative Party politician.

Early life

Henry Davies was born, raised and educated in Gower.

Career

Davies was a police officer in London before his selection as a Welsh Conservative Assembly candidate. While in the police he attained senior rank as a detective in the Metropolitan Police Service.^[1]

Political career

On 7 May 2015 he was elected the Member of Parliament for Gower at the 2015 general election. Previously elected as a member of National Assembly for Wales, 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 had become a South Wales West Assembly Member at the May 2011 election.^[2]

Davies was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.^[3]

References

1. Blake, Aled (6 May 2011). "Assembly election: Meet the incoming AMs". WalesOnline website. Media Wales Ltd. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
2. "Wales elections > South Wales West". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
3. 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.