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British politician (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Georg John Tugendhat[2] MBE VR (born 27 June 1973) is a British politician who serves as Minister of State for Security since September 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonbridge and Malling since 2015.[3] Tugendhat was the chairman of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee from 2017 to 2022.
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Minister of State for Security | |
Assumed office 6 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Stephen McPartland |
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 and Malling | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | John Stanley |
Majority | 26,941 (47.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Georg John Tugendhat (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 50) London, England |
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Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Anissia Morel[1] |
Children | 2 |
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Relatives | The Lord Tugendhat (uncle) |
Education | St Paul's School, London |
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Website | tomtugendhat |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
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) |
Before entering politics, he worked as a journalist and as a public relations consultant in the Middle East. He also had a part-time role as an officer in the British Army reserves, the Territorial Army; Tugendhat served in the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War.
In July 2022, Tugendhat stood in the Conservative Party leadership election, following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's resignation, and was eliminated in the third round of parliamentary voting.[4][5] He subsequently supported Liz Truss's bid to become Conservative leader. Following Truss's appointment as Prime Minister, she appointed Tugendhat as Minister of State for Security, a role in which he continues to serve under the subsequent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.