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