Philip Davies MP

Member of Parliament for Shipley

About Philip

Philip was born in 1972 in Doncaster and he graduated from the University of Huddersfield with an Upper Second honours degree in Historical and Political Studies. While at university Philip met his wife, Debbie. They live in Baildon with their two young sons, Oliver and Charlie. Before being elected, Philip worked at Asda in Leeds as a Marketing Manager.

When not working Philip enjoys all sports, in particular horse-racing, cricket, football and rugby league. Philip thinks it is vital to be fully involved in the local community and he has served as both a parish councillor and a school governor. He is a member of Baildon Cricket Club, Friends of St Ives and Friends of Northcliffe.

Philip’s Experience

Philip is a well-known campaigner against political correctness and is a member of the Campaign Against Political Correctness.

He was elected to the Executive Committee of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs in 2006 and is a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.

Philip became the first MP to publicly call for Britain to withdraw from the European Union and is a member of The Freedom Association’s ‘Better Off Out’ campaign.

In 2006 Philip spent 25 days working with West Yorkshire Police.

He was elected as a Member of Parliament in May 2005.

Contact Philip

Email: daviesp@parliament.uk
Telephone: 01274-592248
Website: www.philip-davies.org.uk
Postal Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.