David Reed is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Exmouth & Exeter East.
David has a deep connection to Exmouth & Exeter East, and continually speaks out in Parliament to bring about positive change for the long-term for everyone in the constituency. With multiple previous generations of his family hailing from East Budleigh, David feels a sense of duty to help preserve what’s best about our home, and to enhance and improve it wherever it’s needed.
Recently, David has had the privilege of being appointed Shadow Parliamentary Private Secretary For Defence.
David entered the political environment with 15 years of relevant professional and academic experience. David started his career in the Royal Marines and the Special Forces Support Group and served in multiple conflict zones around the world over a seven-year career. Alongside frontline service, David was a parachutist on the Royal Navy Parachute Display Team, and he won a place on the Team GB Wingsuit Skydiving Squad.
Since leaving the Royal Marines, David has been awarded a First-Class Bachelor’s degree in Business, and a Master’s degree in International Security.
David has previously led large teams and budgets at the cutting edge of cyberspace development in the public and private sector, as well as running his own company. David also held a senior managerial position in the defence firm, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.