Gareth Mark Davies (born 31 March 1984)[1] is a British politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Grantham and Bourne.

He then completed a Master's of Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2016, focusing on economics, trade, and foreign affairs.

[7] While at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, he helped create the firm's first charitable foundation, which supports small British charities focused on social mobility.

[9][10] 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.

[16] Following one session of the Treasury Select Committee in May 2022, Davies garnered media attention when Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, admitted to him that he felt "helpless" in the face of rising inflation.

[24][25] This policy saw the Government issue over £10 billion of dedicated debt to "specifically fund capital investment in infrastructure that will help stimulate the British economy.

[30] In the report, he called for the reform of British International Investment (BII) to unlock new sources of capital and harness new financial instruments.

In November 2023 the Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, published an FCDO white paper which included a commitment to implement a number of reforms to BII championed by Davies.

[31] Davies has been a staunch opponent of the 4.2 mile (6.76 km) Mallard Pass Solar Farm, which straddles Lincolnshire and Rutland, and aims to provide renewable energy to 92,000 homes.