List of military veterans in British politics
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This is a list of currently serving members House of Commons, House of Lords, Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales, Northern Ireland Assembly, Police and Crime Commissioner who are military veterans.
Name | Police area | Party | Service & Branch | Rank | Notes | |
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Tony Hogg | Devon and Cornwall Police | Conservative | Royal Navy (1975 - 2000) | Commodore | He was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1978 | |
Nick Alston | Essex Police | Conservative | Royal Navy | Commander | He was awarded the CBE in 1997 | |
Sir Clive Loader | Leicestershire Constabulary | Conservative | Royal Air Force (1973 - 2009) | Air Chief Marshal | He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) whilst Commander-in-Chief Air Command, awarded the OBE, South Atlantic Medal, NATO Medal, General Service Medal | |
Kevin Hurley | Surrey Police | Independent | Royal Military Police (1971 -2011) | Major | Originally stood for the Conservative nomination but was unsuccessful | |
Anthony Stansfield | Thames Valley Police | Conservative | British Army | Brigadier | ||
Christopher Salmon | Dyfed-Powys Police | Conservative | The Rifles (2003-2007) | Captain | ||
Peter McCall | Cumbria Constabulary | Conservative | Royal Logistic Corps (1982-2015) | Colonel |
Name | Constituency | Party | Service & Branch | Rank | Notes | |
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Conservative |
Name | Constituency | Party | Service & Branch | Rank | Notes | |
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Keith Brown | Clackmannanshire and Dunblane | SNP | Royal Marines (1980 – 1983) | Marine | ||
Mark Griffin | Central Scotland | Labour | Territorial Army | Private | ||
Paul Sweeney | Glasgow | Labour | Royal Corps of Signals / Royal Regiment of Scotland (2006 – 2018) (Reserve) | Volunteer Reserves Service Medal |
See also
References
- ^ "Defence Reforms - Thursday 17 October 2013 - Hansard - UK Parliament".
- ^ https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/607569.former-sas-man-enjoys-being-mp/
- ^ "About James".
- ^ a b c "Meet The MPs With Military Careers". Forces Network. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Royston Smith MP - Who is he?".
- ^ "No. 55601". The London Gazette. 7 September 1999. p. 9595.
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