Mims Davies
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Miriam Jane Alice Davies[1] (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 Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work since December 2023.[lower-alpha 1][2] She previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression from October 2022 to December 2023 and [3][4] Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding from September to October 2022.[5][6]
Davies was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh in May 2015.[7] 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.[8] She resigned as Employment Minister in July 2022, after losing confidence in Johnson's leadership.[9]