Following a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, Gareth Davies MS, newly appointed Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Early Years said:
"Today Andrew RT Davies, the Leader of the Welsh Conservative group in the Senedd, announced his new Shadow Cabinet.
"I was invited to take on the Shadow Mental Health and Early Years portfolio, and I was pleased to accept this role.
"I look forward getting started, tackling the long waiting lists for mental health treatment in the Labour-run Welsh NHS, and arguing for more mental health funding which has just been cut by 8.8% by the Welsh Government.
"I also look forward to developing policy to bring down childcare costs for parents, and getting this before the Senedd.
"I'd like to thank Andrew RT Davies for my appointment and I intend to hit the ground running, listening to patients, stakeholders, and my constituents, to hold the Welsh "Government to account."
The new Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet and other roles in alphabetical order:
Leader of the Welsh Conservatives – Andrew RT Davies MS
Shadow Minister for Transport – Natasha Asghar MS
Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Early Years – Gareth Davies MS
Shadow Minister for West Wales, Chair of the Senedd Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee – Paul Davies MS
Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs – James Evans MS
Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Senedd Commissioner – Janet Finch-Saunders MS
Shadow Minister for Finance and Local Government – Peter Fox MS
Shadow Minster for Mid Wales and Deputy Whip, Chair of the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee – Russell George MS
Shadow Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Co-Chair of the Senedd Wales Covid-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee – Tom Giffard MS
Shadow Minister for Social Care – Dr Altaf Hussain MS
Shadow Counsel General and Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning, Chair of the Senedd Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee – Mark Isherwood MS
Shadow Minister for Social Partnership – Joel James MS
Shadow Minister for Culture, Sport, Tourism and Social Justice – Laura Anne Jones MS
Shadow Minister for Economy and Energy, Group Chair – Samuel Kurtz MS
Shadow Minister Constitution and North Wales, Chief Whip and Business Manager – Darren Millar MS
Shadow Minister for Health, Policy Director – Sam Rowlands MS
