Ruth Edwards

Ruth Edwards (née Davis) is a British Conservative Party politician. She was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rushcliffe in the 2019 general election. Prior to her political career, she worked in cybersecurity policy.

She studied theology at the London School of Theology. Davis went on to complete a master's degree in International Development and Security at the University of Bristol. After graduation, she worked as a parliamentary researcher for then Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Counter Terrorism Crispin Blunt. She then worked as a strategy consultant for Deloitte.

Davis subsequently worked as a specialist for the Home Affairs Select Committee. She then completed a crime and justice research fellowship at the think tank Policy Exchange. She left Policy Exchange to become Head of Cyber, Justice and Emergency Services at the trade association TechUK. After this, Davis worked as the head of commercial strategy and public policy for the telecommunications company BT.

Edwards was selected as the candidate for Rushcliffe on 16 October 2019. The seat had previously been represented by Father of the House, and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke since 1970, who stood down on 27 June. She had previously stood as the Conservative candidate for Ceredigion in the 2017 general election, where she came fourth. Edwards was elected with a majority of 7,643 in the 2019 general election. She has been a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee since March 2020.

She married Owen Edwards in July 2019. They met during her 2017 general election campaign when he was the chairman of Ceredigion's Conservative Association.