Sir Jeremy Quin | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chair of theDefence 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 forHorsham | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Maude |
| Succeeded by | John Milne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1968-09-24)24 September 1968 (age 57) Aylesbury, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Website | jeremyquin |
Sir Jeremy Mark Quin (born 24 September 1968)[1] is a BritishConservative politician who served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forHorsham from2015–2024.[2] He served asMinister of State for Defence Procurement[3] from February 2020 to September 2022 before briefly serving asMinister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire[4] during which time he oversaw security arrangements forQueen Elizabeth II's funeral.[5]
Following this,Rishi Sunak appointed him to bePaymaster General andMinister for the Cabinet Office.[6] Quin resigned from Sunak's government in theNovember 2023 British cabinet reshuffle and wasknighted in the2023 Political Honours for public and political service.[7] He became Chair of theDefence Select Committee in January 2024.[8] Quin lost his seat in the 2024 General Election and was later that year appointed as a team member for the externally ledStrategic Defence Review ordered byKeir Starmer.[9][10]
Jeremy Quin was born on 24 September 1968 inAylesbury. He was educated atSt Albans School, before studying atHertford College, Oxford.[11] Whilst at Oxford he served as President of theOxford Union; John Evelyn, theCherwellgossip columnist, described Quin's "Great Life Plan" as "Oxford, Union presidency, merchant banking, safe Tory seat".[12]
After graduating fromOxford University, he joinedNatWest Securities, which later merged intoDeutsche Bank; in 2001, Quin became a Managing Director of the firm. In 2008 and 2009, he served on secondment as Senior Corporate Financial Adviser toHM Treasury advising on the government's response to the2008 financial crisis.[13]
Quin stood as theConservative candidate inMeirionnydd Nant Conwy at the1997 general election, coming third with 16% of the vote behind the incumbentPlaid Cymru MPElfyn Llwyd and theLabour candidate.[14]
From 2010 to 2013, he served as the chairman ofBuckinghamConservative Association.[15]
At the2015 general election, Quin was elected to Parliament as MP forHorsham with 57.3% of the vote and a majority of 24,658.[16]
In July 2015, he was elected as a member of theWork and Pensions Select Committee, and held this position until October 2016. Quin also served on theRegulatory Reform Select Committee between October 2015 and November 2018,[17]
Quin was re-elected as MP for Horsham at the snap2017 general election with an increased vote share of 59.5% and a decreased majority of 23,484.[18]
UnderTheresa May, Quin was appointed aLord Commissioner of the Treasury.[17] On 28 July 2019 he was promoted toComptroller of the Household byBoris Johnson.[19]
Quin was again re-elected at the2019 general election, with a decreased vote share of 56.8% and a decreased majority of 21,127.[20]
Following the election, Jeremy became Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office with responsibilities for the Government Commercial Function and other cross-government programmes.[21]
In February 2020, Quin was appointed asMinister of State for Defence Procurement in the Ministry of Defence.
In September 2022, Quin was appointedMinister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire in the Home Office.[22]
In October 2022, Quin was appointedPaymaster General andMinister for the Cabinet Office. While in the role he oversaw the introduction of theProcurement Act.[23]
On 27 October 2022, Quin was appointed to thePrivy Council.
In November 2023, Quin resigned from government to focus on projects in his constituency.[24]
Quin wasknighted in the2023 Political Honours for public and political service.
Quin was elected Chair of theDefence Select Committee on 17 January 2024.[25] The Committee published its report,Ready for War? on 4 February 2024.[26]
At the2024 general election, held on 4 July, Quin lost his seat to theLiberal Democrats candidate,John Milne. As a result, Quin became the first incumbent MP for Horsham to fail to gain re-election for the constituency sinceJames Clifton Brown in1880.[27]
In September 2024, Sir Jeremy Quin was appointed as a team member for the externally ledStrategic Defence Review ordered byKeir Starmer.[9]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forHorsham 2015–2024 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2018–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Comptroller of the Household 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office 2019–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded byas Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Minister of State for Defence Procurement 2020–2022 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for the Cabinet Office 2022–2023 | Succeeded by |
| Paymaster General 2022–2023 | ||
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