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 | The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and has not been an incumbent MP since Parliament was dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during this period. |
Tom Tugendhat | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 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 27 June 1973 London, England |
| Citizenship |
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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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| Signature |  |
| 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) |
Thomas Georg John Tugendhat[2] MBE VR (born 27 June 1973) is a British-French politician who has served as Minister of State for Security since 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.
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.
- ^ Olphin, Olivia (11 July 2022). "Who is Tom Tugendhat's wife Anissia Morel? Meet the PM hopeful's family". TheFocus. GRV Media. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9123.
- ^ "Tonbridge and Malling constituency profile". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Tugendhat, Tom (7 July 2022). "I have served before. Now I hope to answer the call as prime minister". The Telegraph. Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Tom Tugendhat knocked out of Tory leadership race as field narrows to final four". Sky News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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