David Davies

David Thomas Charles Davies (born 27 July 1970) is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Monmouth. Davies was born in London and was educated at Bassaleg School on Forge Lane in Bassaleg, Newport. After leaving school in 1988 he worked for the British Steel Corporation and served with the Territorial Army, before he went travelling in Asia and Australia, whilst on his travels he had many small jobs including pickin... more

David Thomas Charles Davies (born 27 July 1970) is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Monmouth. Davies was born in London and was educated at Bassaleg School on Forge Lane in Bassaleg, Newport. After leaving school in 1988 he worked for the British Steel Corporation and served with the Territorial Army, before he went travelling in Asia and Australia, whilst on his travels he had many small jobs including picking grapes and tobacco and running a backpacker's hostel in Queensland. He worked for his family in their shipping company, Burrow Heath Ltd, before he entered politics. In his spare time he is also a Special Constable with the British Transport Police. He married Aliz Harnisfoger, who is Hungarian, in October 2003 in Monmouth and they have two children (including a daughter born August 2004). He has been the deputy leader of the Conservative Party in Wales since 1999, and he enjoys surfing and can often be found in the sea at Porthcawl or... less