13 Facts About Suzy Davies

Suzy Davies was elected first on the Welsh Conservatives party list for the region in the 2011 election.

Suzy Davies was born in Swansea, and grew up in Bridgend, Aberdare, Cardiff, and Brecon.

Suzy Davies has trained as a mentor for young offenders and has mentored with Prime Cymru.

Suzy Davies has written for various publications and was one of the founding board members of the Welsh International Film Festival.

Suzy Davies contested the 2010 general election as the Conservative candidate for Brecon and Radnorshire, losing out to Roger Williams of the Liberal Democrats.

Suzy Davies was re-elected as top of the Conservative list in 2016, but was moved down the list in 2021 and lost her seat.

Suzy Davies has campaigned with the British Heart Foundation to make the teaching of CPR a mandatory element of the secondary school curriculum.

Suzy Davies criticised the Welsh Government for a 'lack of enthusiasm' for the subject, claiming that compulsory teaching would require little additional government resource.

Suzy Davies has been active in the 'Safe Routes to School' campaign, and opposed the closure of Cwrt Sart School.

In June 2020, in her role as Shadow Minister for Education, Suzy Davies called on Welsh Government to delay the implementation of their new school curriculum.

Suzy Davies has worked to encourage more women to get involved in politics and has chaired Women2Win Wales, an organisation set up to encourage more women to stand for the Welsh Conservatives.

Suzy Davies had previously chaired the Senedd's Cross Party Group on Tourism and her family runs a tourism business in Mid Wales.

In October 2021 it was announced Suzy Davies had been appointed to the board of the Iris Prize.