Gareth Davies (English politician)

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Gareth Davies
MP
Official portrait of Gareth Davies MP crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament
for Grantham and Stamford
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byNick Boles
Majority26,003 (46.4%)
Personal details
Born (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 37)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Laura Gareth
Alma mater
Websitegarethdavies.co.uk

Gareth Mark Davies (born 31 March 1984)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Grantham and Stamford since the 2019 general election.

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.[2][3]

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.[3][4]

Political career[]

Davies worked for the Conservative Party on a voluntary basis before entering parliament.[3] 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.[5] Davies was elected with a majority of 46.4%.[6]

He is a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  2. ^ "About Gareth". garethdavies.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Riding, Siobhan (9 August 2020). "Former fund executive pushes green agenda in Westminster". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Grantham and Stamford Conservative Association selects new candidate to replace Nick Boles at next election". www.sleafordstandard.co.uk.
  6. ^ Moss, Adam (13 December 2019). "New MP Gareth Davies takes over in Grantham and Stamford". lincolnshirelive.

External links[]

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Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Grantham and Stamford
2019–present 		Incumbent


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