Ron Davies (Welsh politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ron Davies (Welsh politician)

British politician

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1946

Place of Birth: Machen, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ronald Davies (born 6 August 1946) is a Welsh politician, former Secretary of State for Wales, former Member of Parliament and former member of the Welsh Assembly.
He describes himself as a politician belonging to the "traditional left" who had "spent his life looking for a socialist progressive party".
He was a member of the Labour Party (until 2004), Forward Wales (2004-2009), an independent and eventually joined Plaid Cymru in 2010.He is credited with being the "architect of devolution" in Wales and led the campaign to create the National Assembly for Wales.
He became the first Cabinet Minister to resign from Tony Blair's Cabinet, in 1998, following what became known as a "moment of madness" when he was mugged at knifepoint after agreeing to go for a meal with a man he had met at the well-known gay meeting place of Clapham Common.