Mims Davies
Miriam Jane Alice Davies (born 2 June 1975), known as Mims Davies, is a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Sussex since 2019. She has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work since December 2023. She previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression from October 2022 to December 2023 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding from September to October 2022.
Mims Davies | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Tom Pursglove |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 14 December 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding | |
| In office 20 September 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Amanda Solloway |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Dines |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 25 July 2019 – 6 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Alok Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Julie Marson |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Civil Society and Loneliness | |
| In office 5 November 2018 – 25 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Tracey Crouch |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Adams |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 26 July 2018 – 5 November 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Stuart Andrew |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Adams |
| Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Soames |
| Majority | 18,197 (29.0%) |
| Member of Parliament for Eastleigh | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Paul Holmes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miriam Jane Alice Davies 2 June 1975 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
| Website | Official website |
Davies was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh in May 2015. She was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Civil Society and Loneliness in Theresa May's government from 2018 to 2019. After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019, Davies was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment at the Department for Work and Pensions. She was elected in the 2019 election as the MP for Mid Sussex. She resigned as Employment Minister in July 2022, after losing confidence in Johnson's leadership.