Johnny Mercer | |
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| Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs[a] | |
| In office 25 October 2022 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | James Heappey |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Carns |
| In office 7 July 2022 – 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Leo Docherty |
| Succeeded by | James Heappey |
| In office 28 July 2019 – 20 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Tobias Ellwood |
| Succeeded by | Leo Docherty |
| Member of Parliament for Plymouth Moor View | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Alison Seabeck |
| Succeeded by | Fred Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Luther Mercer 17 August 1981 Dartford, Kent, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Felicity Cornelius (m. 2014) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst |
| Website | johnnymercer |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 2002–2013 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery |
| Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan |
John Luther Mercer (born 17 August 1981) is a British Conservative Party politician, former Member of Parliament and former British Army officer who served as Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs from July to September 2022 and from October 2022 to July 2024. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans from July 2019 to April 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, Mercer served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth Moor View from 2015 to 2024.
In April 2021, after notifying the chief whip of his intention to resign his position as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, he was dismissed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In July 2022, he was appointed Minister for Veterans' Affairs at the Cabinet Office – attending Cabinet – following Johnson's announcing his intention to resign as Leader of the Conservative Party.[1] Mercer was dismissed from the position in September 2022 by Prime Minister Liz Truss.[2] In October 2022, he was reappointed Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs by Truss' successor Rishi Sunak.
At the 2024 general election, he lost his seat to Fred Thomas of the Labour Party.
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- ^ "Ministerial appointments: July 2022". gov.uk. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Johnny Mercer twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 6 September 2022.