Byron Davies, Baron Davies of Gower

Henry Byron Davies, Baron Davies of Gower (born 4 September 1952) is a Welsh Conservative politician, life peer and former police officer who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales since July 2024. He was a Member of the Welsh Assembly from 2011 to 2015, a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2017, and has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2019.

Early life and career
Byron Davies was born on 4 September 1952 in Port Eynon, Gower. He educated at Gowerton School, then an all-boys grammar school.

From 1971 to 2003, he was a police officer in the Metropolitan Police Service. He spent some time on secondment to the National Crime Squad and to the European Union, specialising in combating organised crime. While in the police he attained senior rank as a detective. While in the police, he worked a detective, and rose to the rank of detective chief inspector.

Political career
Davies stood unsuccessfully for Gower in both the Welsh Assembly Election 2007 and at the 2010 general election. In May 2011, Davies was successful for the time being elected to the National Assembly for Wales representing South Wales West. On 7 May 2015, he was elected the Member of Parliament for Gower at the 2015 general election. 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 was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum. He was defeated at the 2017 general election.

Post Parliamentary career
From September 2017 to September 2020, Davies served as chair of the Welsh Conservatives taking over from former MP and MEP Jonathan Evans.

House of Lords
Davies was nominated for a life peerage in Theresa May's resignation honours list on 10 September 2019. He was created Baron Davies of Gower, of Gower in the County of Swansea, on 10 October 2019. He served as a government whip under both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak from 2022 to 2023. In November 2023 he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, and served in that position until the end of Sunak's administration.

Following the 2024 general election in which no Conservative MPs were elected in Wales, Davies was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Wales in the Shadow Cabinet of Rishi Sunak; this marks the first time that the position was held by a Lord.

Offices held