Personal History
Alun was elected to the
National Assembly in May 2007. He is from Tredegar and was educated at the University
College of Wales, Aberystwyth. After graduating, Alun was elected President of
the National Union of Students Wales and then worked as a campaigner for World
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Oxfam, which included international assignments
in Rwanda and the Balkans.
Alun has also enjoyed a
successful career with Hyder Plc. as a public relations manager, before being
appointed Head of Public Affairs at the UK Atomic Energy Authority and S4C
(Sianel Pedwar Cymru) as Director of Corporate Affairs. Prior to being elected,
Alun was director of his own business, Bute Communications. He has worked
throughout Europe and the Middle East and has been a regular speaker at
international seminars and conferences.
Professional Background
Since being elected to the
National Assembly, Alun has sat on a number of different committees and has
chaired the Broadcasting Committee and Rural Development Sub-Committee. He has
been active campaigning on local and national issues from the availability of
broadband and access to public transport to poverty, deprivation and the
improvement of public services.
Political History
Following re-election to the
National Assembly for Wales in May 2011, Alun Davies was appointed Deputy
Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes, and, in
March 2013, was appointed Minister for Natural Resources and Food.
In May 2016 Alun was re-elected
a Assembly Member for Blaenau Gwent and appointed Minister for Lifelong
Learning and Welsh Language.
