Hamish Falconer

Hamish Nicholas Falconer (born 20 December 1985^[1]) is a British Labour Party politician and former diplomat, who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln since 2024.^[2] He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan since July 2024.^[3][4]

The Honourable Hamish Falconer MP
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Member of Parliament for Lincoln
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Karl McCartney
Majority	8,793 (20.8 %)
Personal details
Born	Hamish Nicholas Falconer (1985-12-20) 20 December 1985 (age 39)
Political party	Labour
Parents	Charlie Falconer, Lord Falconer of Thoroton (father) Marianna, Lady Falconer of Thoroton (mother)
Education	Westminster School St John's College, Cambridge Yale University
Website	hamishfalconer.co.uk

The son of Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, who served as the last Lord Chancellor with full power under Tony Blair, Falconer attended Westminster School and then St. John's College, Cambridge, graduating in 2008 in Human, Social and Political Science,^[5] before joining the diplomatic service. Falconer worked in the UK government's Department for International Development from 2009 to 2013, and then the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until 2022.^[6] His diplomatic career centred on national security and humanitarian relief, including hostage recovery.^[7][8] Whilst in the Foreign Office, he spent a year at Yale University as a "World Fellow".^[9]

Since leaving the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, Falconer worked as an associate fellow at the IPPR,^[7] and was a Policy Fellow at the think tank Labour Together alongside standing as a candidate for Parliament.^{[10] [11]}