hiː wʌzðə lˈiːdɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɛlʃ kənsˈɜːvətˌɪvz fɹʌm ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ænd lˈiːdɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə nˈæʃənəl ɐsˈɛmbli fɹʌm dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
He was the leader of the Welsh Conservatives from August 1999, and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly from July 2007.