Alun Cairns was first elected as the Member of Parliament for the Vale of Glamorgan in May 2010. In July 2014, Alun became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales and a Government Whip, he was later appointed as Secretary of State for Wales in March 2016 and served in this role until October 2019. Alongside several other Parliamentary responsibilities, Alun is a member of the Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), and has served as Vice-Chair of the APPG on Financial Markets and Services; and Cyber Security.