New Tory leader reshuffles Senedd team

The new leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Assembly, Paul Davies has reshuffled his party's team of shadow ministers. The appointments include major roles both for Suzy Davies, whom he defeated in the leadership election and for his predecessor, Andrew RT Davies.

The full Shadow Cabinet team is as follows:

  • Paul Davies: Assembly Group Leader

  • Angela Burns: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health

  • Suzy Davies: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Welsh Language; Leader’s Diversity Champion

  • Nick Ramsay: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance; Leader’s Membership Ambassador

  • Darren Millar: Chief Whip; Shadow Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs and International Relations; Policy Director

  • Russell George: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Business, Economy, and Infrastructure; Shadow Minister for Mid Wales

  • Andrew RT Davies: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Sustainability, and Rural Affairs

  • David Melding: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Heritage, Culture, and Media

  • Mark Isherwood: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government; Shadow Minister for North Wales

  • Mohammad Asghar: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Further Education, Skills, and Faith

  • Janet Finch-Saunders: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Care, Children, Young People, and Older People.

Mark Reckless, who is not a party member but controversially joined the Conservative group after leaving UKIP, has not been given a post but will continue as a member of the group.