Jeremy Quin
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Sir Jeremy Quin | |
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Chair of the Defence Select Committee | |
Assumed office 17 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Robert Courts |
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General | |
In office 25 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Chris Philp |
Succeeded by | John Glen |
Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire | |
In office 7 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
Preceded by | Tom Pursglove |
Succeeded by | Chris Philp |
Minister of State for Defence Procurement | |
In office 13 February 2020 – 7 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | James Heappey |
Succeeded by | Alec Shelbrooke |
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |
In office 16 December 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Simon Hart |
Succeeded by | Julia Lopez |
Comptroller of the Household | |
In office 28 July 2019 – 16 December 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Mark Spencer |
Succeeded by | Mike Freer |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 5 November 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Nigel Adams |
Succeeded by | Michelle Donelan |
Member of Parliament for Horsham | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Francis Maude |
Majority | 21,127 (33.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Aylesbury, England | 24 September 1968
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
Website | jeremyquin |
Sir Jeremy Mark Quin (born 24 September 1968)[1] is a British Conservative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham since 2015.[2] He served as Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire under Prime Minister Liz Truss from September to October 2022.[3][4]
After Truss resigned and Rishi Sunak succeeded her, Quin was appointed to be Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.[5] Quin resigned from Sunak's government in the November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle and became Chair of the Defence Select Committee in January 2024.
Early life and career[edit]
Jeremy Quin was born on 24 September 1968 in Aylesbury. He was privately educated at St Albans School, before studying at Hertford College, Oxford.[6] Whilst at Oxford he served as President of the Oxford Union; John Evelyn, the Cherwell gossip columnist, described Quin's "Great Life Plan" as "Oxford, Union presidency, merchant banking, safe Tory seat".[7]
After graduating from Oxford University, he joined NatWest Securities, which later merged into Deutsche Bank; in 2001, Quin became a Managing Director of the firm. In 2008 and 2009, he served as Senior Corporate Financial Adviser during the financial crisis.[8]
Political career[edit]
Quin stood as the Conservative candidate in Meirionnydd Nant Conwy at the 1997 general election, coming third with 16% of the vote behind the incumbent Plaid Cymru MP Elfyn Llwyd and the Labour candidate.[9]
From 2010 to 2013, he served as the chairman of Buckingham Conservative Association.[10]
Parliamentary career[edit]
At the 2015 general election, Quin was elected to Parliament as MP for Horsham with 57.3% of the vote and a majority of 24,658.[11]
In July 2015, he was elected as a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, and held this position until October 2016. Quin also served on the Regulatory Reform Select Committee between October 2015 and November 2018,[12] and is a current member of the Selection Committee.[13]
Quin was re-elected as MP for Horsham at the snap 2017 general election with an increased vote share of 59.5% and a decreased majority of 23,484.[14]
Under Theresa May, Quin was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.[12] On 28 July 2019 he was promoted to Comptroller of the Household by Boris Johnson.[15]
Quin was again re-elected at the 2019 general election, with a decreased vote share of 56.8% and a decreased majority of 21,127.[16]
In September 2022, Quin was appointed Home Office Minister.[17]
In November 2023, Quin resigned from government to focus on projects in his constituency. He was knighted in the 2023 Political Honours for public and political service.[18]
Quin was elected Chair of the Defence Select Committee on 17 January 2024.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "Horsham Parliamentary Constituency History". Horsham Conservatives. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Horsham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Rishi Sunak reshuffle: Braverman named home secretary, Gove returns as levelling up secretary, Mordaunt not promoted – live". the Guardian. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ ‘QUIN, Jeremy Mark’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ^ "John Evelyn: Hacking". Cherwell. Vol. 196, no. 4. 2 February 1990. p. 14.
- ^ "About Jeremy". Jeremy Quin. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "About Jeremy". Jeremy Quin. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Quin MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Selection Committee (Commons)". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Election for the constituency of Horsham on 8 June 2017". electionresults.parliament.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Jeremy Quin MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Horsham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Robert Jenrick back in government as Liz Truss picks junior ministers". BBC News. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Political Honours conferred: December 2023". Gov.uk. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Sir Jeremy Quin elected as Defence Committee Chair". parliament.uk. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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