| Cabinet Name: | Second RT Davies Shadow Cabinet |
| Cabinet Type: | Shadow Cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | Wales |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 2017-2018 |
| Government Head Title: | Leader of the Opposition and Shadow First Minister |
| Government Head: | Andrew RT Davies |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| State Head: | Elizabeth II |
| Legislature Status: | Official Opposition Majority (coalition) 12 / 60 (20%) |
| Election: | 2011 assembly election |
| Legislature Term: | 5th National Assembly for Wales |
| Previous: | Shadow Cabinet of Leanne Wood |
| Successor: | Shadow Cabinet of Paul Davies |
Andrew RT Davies became Leader of the Opposition in the Senedd on 6 April 2017, after he invited Mark Reckless to join the Welsh Conservative Senedd group, making the Welsh Conservative group the second largest group in the Senedd.
After the May 2016 Welsh Assembly election, Plaid Cymru were the second largest party, with 12 members to the Welsh Conservatives' 11. As such, they formed a Shadow Cabinet under Leanne Wood.[1] In October 2016, Dafydd Elis-Thomas left Plaid Cymru, tying the two parties on 11 members.[2] Between October 2016 and April 2017, there was no Official Opposition. In April 2017, Mark Reckless, formerly of UKIP, joined the Welsh Conservative group in the Senedd, increasing that group from 11 to 12.[3]
Reckless was not permitted to rejoin the Conservative Party. Regardless, the decision to allow Reckless to join the Conservative Senedd group was thoroughly criticised, with Gower MP Byron Davies describing it as "not a particularly bright idea."
In June 2018, RT Davies resigned as leader of the Welsh Conservatives after losing the confidence of the Welsh Conservative Senedd group.[4] The 2018 Welsh Conservatives leadership election was held to replace him, and won by his deputy, Paul Davies, who then formed his own Shadow Cabinet.[5]
Portfolios were carried over from Spokesperson appointments made shortly after the 2016 Assembly election, but with those roles becoming Shadow Ministries.[6] [7]
| Name | Constituency | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the OppositionLeader of the Conservative Party in the Senedd | Andrew R. T. Davies MS | South Wales Central | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs Deputy leader of the Welsh Conservatives Chief Whip | Paul Davies MS | Preseli Pembrokeshire | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for Education | Darren Millar MS | Clwyd West | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for Health | Angela Burns MS | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for Finance | Nick Ramsay MS | Monmouth | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for Social Services and Older People and the Welsh Language | Suzy Davies MS | South Wales West | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Economy, Transport and Sport | Russell George MS | Montgomeryshire | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for Skills | Mohammad Asghar MS | South Wales East | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for Local Government Vice Chair of the Welsh Conservative Group | Janet Finch-Saunders MS | Aberconwy | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for Communities and Europe | Mark Isherwood MS | North Wales | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||
| Shadow Minister for Environment, Sustainability, Planning and Housing Chairman of the Welsh Conservative group | David Melding | Monmouth | April 2017 - June 2018 | ||