David Reed is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Exmouth and Exeter East since 2024.

[1] After joining the Royal Marines, Reed was based at the Lympstone Royal Marine Base where he decided to move to East Devon full time.

In addition to his frontline service, Reed was a parachutist on the Royal Navy Parachute Display Team, and he won a place on the Team GB Wingsuit Skydiving Squad.

He has also worked in Parliament and held volunteer campaign officer positions within the Conservative Party.

Reed has also worked in cyberspace development in the public and private sectors, most recently in the defence firm, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.