Quentin Davies Baron Davies of Stamford Politician

John Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford (born 29 May 1944) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham and Stamford from 1987 to 2010. Originally elected as a Conservative, he defected to Labour on 26 June 2007. Davies announced in 2010 that he would not stand for re-election in the coming general election. At the general election of 6 May 2010 Nicholas Boles, a Conservative, was elected in his place. On 28 May 2010 it was announced he would be made a life peer in the Dissolution Honours List.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 29, 1944
Birth name	Quentin Davies
Birth place	Oxford
Education	Gonville and Caius College Cambridge Harvard University

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Office holder

office	Member of Parliament Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support for Grantham and Stamford (Stamford and Spalding (1987–1997)
other party	Conservative Party (UK)
party	Labour Party (UK)
prime minister	Gordon Brown
successor	Peter Luff Nicholas Boles