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Jeremy Quin
Sir Jeremy Mark Quin (born 24 September 1968)[1] is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 2015–2024.[2] He served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement[3] from February 2020 to September 2022 before briefly serving as Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire[4] during which time he oversaw security arrangements for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.[5] Following this, Rishi Sunak appointed him to be Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.[6] Quin resigned from Sunak's government in the November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle and was knighted in the 2023 Political Honours for public and political service.[7] He became Chair of the Defence Select Committee in January 2024.[8] Quin lost his seat in the 2024 General Election.[9] Early life and careerJeremy Quin was born on 24 September 1968 in Aylesbury. He was educated at St Albans School, before studying at Hertford College, Oxford.[10] 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".[11] 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.[12] Political careerQuin 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.[13] From 2010 to 2013, he served as the chairman of Buckingham Conservative Association.[14] Parliamentary careerAt 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.[15] 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,[16] 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.[17] Under Theresa May, Quin was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.[16] On 28 July 2019 he was promoted to Comptroller of the Household by Boris Johnson.[18] 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.[19] Following the election, Jeremy became Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office with responsibilities for the Government Commercial Function and other cross-government programmes.[20] In February 2020, Quin was appointed as Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. In September 2022, Quin was appointed Minister of State in the Home Office.[21] In October 2022, Quin Jeremy Quin was appointed Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office. In November 2023, Quin resigned from government to focus on projects in his constituency.[22] Quin was knighted in the 2023 Political Honours for public and political service. Quin was elected Chair of the Defence Select Committee on 17 January 2024.[23] The Committee published its report, 'Ready for War?' on 4 February 2024.[24] At the 2024 general election, held on 4 July, Quin lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats candidate, John Milne. As a result, Quin became the first incumbent MP for Horsham to fail to gain re-election for the constituency since James Clifton Brown in 1880.[25]
Post-Political careerIn September 2024, Quin was appointed a team member for a defence review ordered by Keir Starmer.[26] References
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