Gareth Bacon | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
Shadow Minister for London | |
Assumed office 19 July 2024 | |
Leader | Rishi Sunak |
Shadow Minister of State for Justice | |
Assumed office 19 July 2024 | |
Leader | Rishi Sunak |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing | |
In office 13 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Edward Argar |
Succeeded by | Nic Dakin |
Member of Parliament for Orpington | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jo Johnson |
Majority | 5,118 (11.1%) |
Leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly | |
In office October 2015 – 17 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Boff |
Succeeded by | Susan Hall |
Member of the London Assembly for Bexley and Bromley | |
In office 5 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | James Cleverly |
Succeeded by | Peter Fortune |
Member of the London Assembly as the 7th Additional Member 11th Additional Member (2008–2012) | |
In office 1 May 2008 – 5 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Peter Hulme-Cross |
Succeeded by | Kemi Badenoch |
Councillor for Bexley London Borough Council | |
In office 8 May 1998 – 15 March 2021 | |
Ward | Sidcup West (1998–2002) Longlands (2002–2021) |
Personal details | |
Born | British Hong Kong | 7 April 1972
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Cheryl Cooley |
Alma mater | University of Kent |
Website | Official website |
Gareth Andrew Bacon (born 7 April 1972) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington since 2019.[1] He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing from November 2023 to July 2024.[1][2] He has been Shadow Minister for London and a Shadow Minister of State for Justice since July 2024.[3]
A member of the Conservative Party, he was a member of the London Assembly from 2008 until he stood down in 2021 after his election as an MP.[1][4]
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