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]
Sir Jeremy Quin | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chair of the Defence Select Committee | |
| In office 17 January 2024 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Courts |
| Succeeded by | Tan Dhesi |
| 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 | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Maude |
| Succeeded by | John Milne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1968 Aylesbury, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Website | jeremyquin |
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 career
editJeremy 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 career
editQuin 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 career
editAt 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 career
editIn September 2024, Quin was appointed a team member for a defence review ordered by Keir Starmer.[26]
References
edit- ^ "Horsham Parliamentary Constituency History". Horsham Conservatives. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Horsham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Ministerial appointments: February 2020". GOV.UK. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Sir Jeremy Quin: 'It has been such a huge privilege to serve as MP for Horsham'". SussexWorld. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Election results". Horsham District Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ ‘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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Rt Hon Jeremy Quin". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Robert Jenrick back in government as Liz Truss picks junior ministers". BBC News. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Horsham Comes First". 16 November 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Sir Jeremy Quin elected as Defence Committee Chair". parliament.uk. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Ready for War? – Report Summary". parliament.uk. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "James Clifton Brown 1841 - 1917". 5 March 2010.
- ^ https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/defence-review-appointments-quin-hill-barrons
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