(1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 50) London, England
Citizenship
United Kingdom
France
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
Anissia Morel[1]
Children
2
Parent
Sir Michael Tugendhat (father)
Relatives
The Lord Tugendhat (uncle)
Education
St Paul's School, London
Alma mater
University of Bristol (BA)
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (MPhil)
Signature
Website
tomtugendhat.org.uk
Military service
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch/service
British Army
Years of service
2003–2013
Rank
Lieutenant colonel
Unit
Adjutant General's Corps Intelligence Corps
Battles/wars
Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards
MBE (2010) VR (2013)
Tom Tugendhat's voice
Tugendhat comments on the War in Afghanistan Recorded 5 November 2021
Thomas Georg John Tugendhat[2]MBE VR (born 27 June 1973) is a British politician who serves as Minister of State for Security since September 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonbridge and Malling since 2015.[3] Tugendhat was the chairman of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee from 2017 to 2022.
Before entering politics, he worked as a journalist and as a public relations consultant in the Middle East. He also had a part-time role as an officer in the British Army reserves, the Territorial Army; Tugendhat served in the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War.
In July 2022, Tugendhat stood in the Conservative Party leadership election, following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's resignation, and was eliminated in the third round of parliamentary voting.[4][5] He subsequently supported Liz Truss's bid to become Conservative leader. Following Truss's appointment as Prime Minister, she appointed Tugendhat as Minister of State for Security, a role in which he continues to serve under the subsequent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
^Olphin, Olivia (11 July 2022). "Who is Tom Tugendhat's wife Anissia Morel? Meet the PM hopeful's family". TheFocus. GRV Media. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^"No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9123.
^"Tonbridge and Malling constituency profile". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^Tugendhat, Tom (7 July 2022). "I have served before. Now I hope to answer the call as prime minister". The Telegraph. Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^"Tom Tugendhat knocked out of Tory leadership race as field narrows to final four". Sky News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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