Tom Tugendhat

Thomas Georg John Tugendhat MBE VR (born 27 June 1973) is a British politician who has served 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. Tugendhat was the chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee from 2017 to 2022.

Tom Tugendhat
Official portrait, 2022
Minister of State for Security
Assumed office
6 September 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byStephen McPartland
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee
In office
12 July 2017  7 September 2022
Preceded byCrispin Blunt
Succeeded byAlicia Kearns
Member of Parliament
for Tonbridge and Malling
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byJohn Stanley
Majority26,941 (47.3%)
Personal details
Born
Thomas Georg John Tugendhat

(1973-06-27) 27 June 1973
London, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • France
Political partyConservative
SpouseAnissia Morel
Children2
Parent
RelativesThe Lord Tugendhat (uncle)
EducationSt Paul's School, London
Alma mater
Signature
Websitetomtugendhat.org.uk
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service2003–2013
RankLieutenant colonel
UnitAdjutant General's Corps
Intelligence Corps
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire (2010)
Volunteer Reserves Service Medal (2013)

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. 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.

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