Jeremy Quin
Jeremy Quin | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Simon Hart |
| 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 – 28 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 | 24 September 1968 Aylesbury, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Website | www |
Jeremy Mark Quin (born 24 September 1968) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham aince the 2015 general election.[1]
Early life
Quin was educated at St Albans School, Hertfordshire before going up to Hertford College, Oxford.[2]
Quin first stood as a Conservative candidate in Meirionnydd Nant Conwy at the 1997 general election, gaining 3,922 (16%) of the votes cast, coming third behind the Labour and Plaid Cymru candidates. He was shortlisted as a potential Conservative Party candidate in South Suffolk, Bexhill and Battle and Fareham at different elections.[3] From 2010 to 2013, he served as the Chairman of Buckingham Conservative Association.[4]
Parliamentary career
Quin was chosen as the Conservative Party's candidate in Horsham in the 2015 general election on 12 March 2015, following the announcement that the incumbent Conservative MP, Francis Maude, would be stepping down at the general election.[3]
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,[5] and is a current member of the Selection Committee.[6] Under Theresa May, Quin was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.[5] On 28 July 2019, He was promoted Comptroller of the Household by Boris Johnson.[7]
Quin has consistently voted against UK membership of the EU.[8]
References
- ^ "Horsham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ ‘QUIN, Jeremy Mark’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ^ a b Powling, Joshua (12 March 2015). "Horsham Conservatives pick Jeremy Quin as General Election candidate". WS County Times. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "About Jeremy". Jeremy Quin. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Quin MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Selection Committee (Commons)". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Jeremy Quin MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Voting record - Jeremy Quin MP, Horsham". TheyWorkForYou.
