Gareth Davies (English politician)

Gareth Davies
Official portrait, 2019
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Assumed office
21 April 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byJames Cartlidge
Member of Parliament
for Grantham and Stamford
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byNick Boles
Majority26,003 (46.4%)
Personal details
Born
Gareth Mark Davies

(1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 39)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseLaura Davies
Alma mater
Websitegarethdavies.co.uk

Gareth Mark Davies (born 31 March 1984) 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 Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury since 2023.

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 an 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.

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.

Political career

Davies worked for the Conservative Party on a voluntary basis before entering parliament. He twice stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate for Doncaster Central in 2010 and Leeds Central in 2017.

Ahead of the 2019 general election, he was selected as the prospective Conservative candidate for Grantham and Stamford to replace then former Conservative and then independent Member of Parliament, Nick Boles. Davies was elected with a majority of 46.4%.

He is a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.

Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

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



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