Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice
In office 6 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Maria Eagle
Succeeded by
Jeremy Wright
Member of Parliament for Reigate
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by
Sir George Gardiner
Majority
18,310 (34.4%)
Personal details
Born
Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt
(1960-07-15) 15 July 1960 (age 63) West Germany
Nationality
British
Political party
Independent
Other political affiliations
Conservative (until 2023)
Spouse
Victoria Jenkins
(m. 1990; sep. 2010)
Children
2
Relatives
Emily Blunt (niece)
Alma mater
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst University College, Durham Cranfield School of Management
Occupation
Politician
Awards
Queen's Medal
Website
Personal Website Commons Website
Military service
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch/service
British Army
Years of service
1979–1990
Rank
Captain
Unit
13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt (born 15 July 1960) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Reigate since 1997.[1] Formerly a member of the Conservative Party, he was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice within the Ministry of Justice from 2010 to 2012 and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 2015 until 2017.
Blunt first entered the House of Commons at the 1997 general election, when he replaced the then MP Sir George Gardiner, who had been deselected by the Constituency Conservative Association Executive Council and joined the Referendum Party. In 2013, Blunt was deselected by the Constituency Executive Council, with speculation that this was due to his public announcement that he was gay.[2] However, after a ballot of party members in Reigate, the decision was overturned by a margin of 5–1 and Blunt was reselected as the Conservative candidate for the 2015 general election.[3]
On 1 May 2022, he announced he would be standing down at the next general election.[4] In October 2023, he was arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances, and released on conditional bail. He subsequently had the Conservative Party whip removed, continuing to sit as an independent MP.[5][6]
^"Crispin Blunt MP". Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^"Crispin Blunt reselected as Tory MP following deselection attempt after he came out as gay". Pink News. London. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
^"Local Conservatives support Reigate's Crispin Blunt". BBC News. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^"Crispin Blunt marks 25 Years as Member of Parliament for Reigate". blunt4reigate.com. May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^Davis, Barney (26 October 2023). "Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^"Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape". BBC News. 26 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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