Quentin Davies
The Lord Davies of Stamford | |
|---|---|
Davies in 2015 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Equipment and Support | |
| In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Taylor of Bolton |
| Succeeded by | Peter Luff |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 14 September 2001 – 11 November 2003 | |
| Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Preceded by | Andrew MacKay |
| Succeeded by | David Lidington |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 7 July 2010 – 25 July 2023 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford Stamford and Spalding (1987–97) | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Nick Boles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1944 Oxford, England |
| Died | 13 January 2025 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Labour (since 2007) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2007) |
| Spouse |
Chantal Tamplin (m. 1983) |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
John Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford (29 May 1944 – 13 January 2025) was a British Labour politician and life peer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham and Stamford from 1987 to 2010. He served as a junior defence minister in the Brown ministry from 2008 to 2010.
A Conservative until his high-profile defection in 2007, Davies was a member of Iain Duncan Smith's Shadow Cabinet from 2001 to 2003 as the Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary.