Background
Davies was born in London and was educated at Bassaleg School, Bassaleg, a suburb of Newport; he was the second child of Peter and Kathleen Davies. After leaving school in 1988 he worked for the British Steel Corporation and served with the Territorial Army, before he went travelling in Asia and Australia, whilst on his travels he had many small jobs including picking grapes and tobacco and running a backpacker's hostel in Queensland. He worked for his family in their shipping company, Burrow Heath Ltd, before he entered politics. He is also a Special Constable with the British Transport Police.
He married Aliz Harnisfoger, who is Hungarian, in October 2003 in Monmouth, and they have three children (including a daughter born August 2004). He has been the deputy leader of the Conservative Party in Wales since 1999. One of his hobbies is surfing.
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