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Tom Tugendhat
British Conservative politician (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Georg John Tugendhat[2] MBE VR (born 27 June 1973) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee from 2017 to 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonbridge and Malling since 2015.[3] Tugendhat worked in the British Army until 2013. In September 2022, he became the Minister of State for Security in the Liz Truss government.
Quick Facts Shadow Minister for Security, Leader ...
Tom Tugendhat | |
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Shadow Minister for Security | |
Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |
Leader | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Dan Jarvis |
Minister of State for Security | |
In office 6 September 2022 – 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Stephen McPartland |
Succeeded by | Dan Jarvis |
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee | |
In office 12 July 2017 – 7 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Crispin Blunt |
Succeeded by | Alicia Kearns |
Member of Parliament for Tonbridge Tonbridge and Malling (2015–2024) | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | John Stanley |
Majority | 11,166 (22.2%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Georg John Tugendhat (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 51) London, England |
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Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Anissia Morel[1] |
Children | 2 |
Father | Sir Michael Tugendhat |
Relatives | The Lord Tugendhat (uncle) |
Education | St Paul's School, London |
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Website | tomtugendhat |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 2003–2013 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | Adjutant General's Corps Intelligence Corps |
Battles/wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards | MBE (2010) VR (2013) |
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