Tim Loughton
Timothy Paul Loughton, FSA (/ˈlɔːtən/ LAW-tən; born 30 May 1962) is a British politician and former banker who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Worthing and Shoreham since the 1997 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families from 2010 to 2012 and has twice served as the Acting Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee in 2016 and 2021, following the respective resignations of Keith Vaz and Yvette Cooper.
Tim Loughton | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee | |
| Acting 1 December 2021 – 15 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Yvette Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Diana Johnson |
| Acting 6 September 2016 – 19 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Keith Vaz |
| Succeeded by | Yvette Cooper |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families | |
| In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Morgan of Drefelin |
| Succeeded by | Edward Timpson |
| Member of Parliament for East Worthing and Shoreham | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 7,474 (14.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1962 Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Juliet MacLauchlan |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick Clare College, Cambridge |
Loughton has been a keen supporter of Leave Means Leave, a pro-Brexit group.
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