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Gareth Davies | |
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Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
Assumed office 21 April 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | James Cartlidge |
Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Nick Boles |
Majority | 26,003 (46.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Gareth Mark Davies 31 March 1984 Leeds,West Yorkshire,England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Laura Davies |
Alma mater | |
Website | garethdavies |
Gareth Mark Davies (born 31 March 1984) [1] is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Grantham and Stamford since the 2019 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury since 2023. [2]
Davies was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. His mother and father were a state primary school teacher and a small business owner respectively. He attended a state comprehensive school before completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Nottingham, where he studied Politics and graduated with a 2:1 in 2006. He completed a Master's of Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2016, during which time he visited North Korea on a study visit. [3] [4]
Davies began working in the investment industry in 2006. He worked at Columbia Threadneedle Investments for 14 years, rising to become the firm's head of responsible investment solutions. [4] [5]
Davies worked for the Conservative Party on a voluntary basis before entering parliament. [4] At the 2010 general election he stood as the Conservative for Doncaster Central, finishing second with 24.8% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour Party MP Rosie Winterton. [6] [7] At the snap 2017 general election he stood as the Conservative candidate in Leeds Central, finishing second with 20.5% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Hilary Benn. [8]
Ahead of the 2019 general election, he was selected as the prospective Conservative candidate for Grantham and Stamford to replace Nick Boles. [9] At the 2019 general election, Davies was elected as MP for Grantham and Stamford with 65.7% of the vote and a majority of 26,003. [10] [11]
He is a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. [4]
Davies replaced James Cartlidge as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in April 2023, following a mini-reshuffle. [12]
Davies is married to Laura Davies and lives in his constituency of Grantham and Stamford. [13]
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