Jeremy Quin

Sir Jeremy Quin
Official portrait, 2020
Chair of the Defence Select Committee
In office
17 January 2024 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byRobert Courts
Succeeded byTan Dhesi
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
In office
25 October 2022 – 13 November 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byChris Philp
Succeeded byJohn Glen
Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire
In office
7 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byTom Pursglove
Succeeded byChris Philp
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
In office
13 February 2020 – 7 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byJames Heappey
Succeeded byAlec Shelbrooke
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
In office
16 December 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded bySimon Hart
Succeeded byJulia Lopez
Comptroller of the Household
In office
28 July 2019 – 16 December 2019
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byMark Spencer
Succeeded byMike Freer
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
5 November 2018 – 24 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byNigel Adams
Succeeded byMichelle Donelan
Member of Parliament
for Horsham
In office
7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byFrancis Maude
Succeeded byJohn Milne
Personal details
Born (1968-09-24) 24 September 1968 (age 56)
Aylesbury, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materHertford College, Oxford
Websitejeremyquin.com

Sir Jeremy Mark Quin (born 24 September 1968)[1] is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 2015–2024.[2] He served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement[3] from February 2020 to September 2022 before briefly serving as Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire[4] during which time he oversaw security arrangements for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.[5]

Following this, Rishi Sunak appointed him to be Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.[6] Quin resigned from Sunak's government in the November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle and was knighted in the 2023 Political Honours for public and political service.[7] He became Chair of the Defence Select Committee in January 2024.[8] Quin lost his seat in the 2024 General Election.[9]

  1. ^ "Horsham Parliamentary Constituency History". Horsham Conservatives. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Horsham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Ministerial appointments: February 2020". GOV.UK. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Sir Jeremy Quin: 'It has been such a huge privilege to serve as MP for Horsham'". SussexWorld. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Rishi Sunak reshuffle: Braverman named home secretary, Gove returns as levelling up secretary, Mordaunt not promoted – live". the Guardian. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Political Honours conferred: December 2023". Gov.uk. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Sir Jeremy Quin elected as Defence Committee Chair". parliament.uk. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Election results". Horsham District Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.