Dr James Davies MP
Biography
Dr James Davies was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Wales Office from 27 October 2022 to 13 November 2023.
Dr James Davies is the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Vale of Clwyd.
Background:
James was born in St Asaph and brought up in Prestatyn. He has family going back many generations in Rhyl and Denbigh.
Political career:
He represented his home ward in Prestatyn as a town and county councillor for 11 years, before first being elected Member of Parliament for the Vale of Clwyd in 2015. He was re-elected as MP for the Vale of Clwyd in 2019.
Career outside politics:
James has worked as a doctor within the NHS since 2004 and undertook junior doctor training at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Bodelwyddan, before qualifying as a GP. He was a clinical champion for dementia for a number of years. Between the 2017 and 2019 elections, he spent a year practising in Rhyl and many more months in other practices and Out of Hours services in the region.
Personal life:
Aside from his work as an MP and GP, James enjoys spending time with his young family, local community work, walking, travelling, learning Spanish, and DIY. He is a member of the British Medical Association, the Royal College of GPs, the National Trust, the Rotary and the Campaign for Real Ale.