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.
House of Commons[]
House of Lords[]
Police and Crime Commissioner[]
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, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 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 |
London Assembly[]
Name | Constituency | Party | Service & Branch | Rank | Notes | |
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Conservative |
Scottish Parliament[]
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 Regiment of Scotland (2006 – 2018) |
See also[]
- British Army
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Navy
- Royal Marines
- Defence Select Committee
References[]
- ^ "Defence Reforms - Thursday 17 October 2013 - Hansard - UK Parliament".
- ^ "About James".
- ^ a b c "Meet The MPs With Military Careers". Forces Network. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ^ "Royston Smith MP - Who is he?".
- ^ "No. 55601". The London Gazette. 7 September 1999. p. 9595.
Categories:
- British Armed Forces
- Government of the United Kingdom
- House of Commons of the United Kingdom
- Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Westminster system
- Lists of politicians from the United Kingdom
- United Kingdom military-related lists