Gareth Davies (English politician)

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Gareth Davies
MP
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Official portrait, 2019
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Assumed office
21 April 2023
Website garethdavies.co.uk

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]

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Early life

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]

Business career

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]

Political career

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]

Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

Davies replaced James Cartlidge as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in April 2023, following a mini-reshuffle. [12]

Personal life

Davies is married to Laura Davies and lives in his constituency of Grantham and Stamford. [13]

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  2. ↑ "Ministerial Appointments: April 2023". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "About Gareth". garethdavies.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Riding, Siobhan (9 August 2020). "Former fund executive pushes green agenda in Westminster" . Financial Times. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Davies, Gareth, MP (C) Grantham and Stamford, since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u293938. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Doncaster Central". BBC News: Election 2010. BBC. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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  8. ↑ "Leeds Central" (PDF). Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Grantham and Stamford Conservative Association selects new candidate to replace Nick Boles at next election". www.sleafordstandard.co.uk.
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  11. ↑ "2019 BES Constituency Results with Census and Candidate Data". The British Election Study. BES. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Oliver Dowden becomes new deputy PM and Alex Chalk new justice secretary after Raab resignation over bullying report". Sky News. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Would-be Stamford MP 'will live in constituency' and be 'local champion' says Conservative Party". LincsOnline. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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