David Anthony Laws (born 30 November 1965) is a British (British people) politician (Politics of the United Kingdom). He is Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrats (UK)) Member of Parliament for Yeovil (Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency)) and former Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

After a career in investment banking, Laws became an economic adviser and later Director of Policy and Research for the Liberal Democrats. In 2001, he was elected as the MP for Yeovil (Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency)), the seat previously represented by former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown.

In 2004, he co-edited The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism, followed by Britain After Blair in 2006. After the 2010 general election (United Kingdom general election, 2010), Laws led negotiations for the Liberal Democrats which resulted in a coalition with the Conservative Party (Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement). He then held the post of Chief Secretary to the Treasury, but resigned on 29 May 2010, following an expenses investigation by the Daily Telegraph newspaper.