Jeremy Quin

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Jeremy Quin
MP
Member of Parliament
for Horsham
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded by Francis Maude
Majority 24,658 (43.3%)
Personal details
Born (1968-09-24) 24 September 1968 (age 55)
Aylesbury, England
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Hertford College, Oxford
Website www.jeremyquin.com

Jeremy Mark Quin is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Horsham after winning the seat in the 2015 general election.[1] He was educated at St Albans School, Hertfordshire and Hertford College, Oxford.[2]

Parliamentary career

Quin first stood as the Conservative Party's candidate in Meirionnydd Nant Conwy in the 1997 general election, winning 3,922 votes or 16% of the vote, and coming third behind the Labour and Plaid Cymru candidates. He was also shortlisted as a potential Conservative Party candidate in South Suffolk, Bexhill and Battle and Fareham at different elections.[3] From 2010 to 2013 he served as the Chairman of Buckingham Conservative Association.[4]

Quin was chosen as the Conservative Party's candidate in Horsham in the 2015 general election on 12 March 2015, following the announcement that the incumbent MP, Francis Maude, would be stepping down at the general election.[3]

In July 2015 he was elected as a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.[5]

References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Horsham

2015–present
Incumbent