Tom Tugendhat

British Conservative politician · United Kingdom · Politicians · Born 1973 · age 53

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Thomas Georg John Tugendhat is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonbridge, previously Tonbridge and Malling, since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served in the Cabinet as Security Minister from September 2022 to July 2024.

A life in dates

2021“Those who have never fought for the colours they fly, should be careful about criticising those who have.”In their words18 August 2021Speech in the House of Commons (18 August 2021).Read the whole statement

“I'm interested in your answers to my questions, not to the questions you wished I'd asked.”In their words7 July 2021To Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Liaison Committee (7 July 2021).Read the whole statement

2018“We have a real choice: either we choose to shape events or we will be shaped by them.”In their words6 September 2018Speech in the House of Commons (6 September 2018).Read the whole statement

“Fundamentally I think soldiering is pretty similar to politics. It's not about you, it's all about the people you serve with.”In their words28 July 2018Interview in The Times (28 July 2018).Read the whole statement

“This, if not an act of war, was certainly a warlike act by the Russian Federation…”In their words12 March 2018Speech in the House of Commons (12 March 2018) concerning the Salisbury Novichok poisonings.Read the whole statement

2010Member of the Order of the British EmpireAward1973Born27 June 1973

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Photos 6

Thomas Tugendhat (left) in background as General Sir David Richards speaks to the US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in 2013

Official portrait, 2022

Tugendhat seen with counterparts at the G7 Interior and Security Minister's Meeting in Mito, Japan, December 2023.

Tugendhat meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, October 2022.

Leading a march against antisemitism in Manchester, 2024

In their own words 6

Tom Tugendhat

6 statements, newest first

Those who have never fought for the colours they fly, should be careful about criticising those who have.
Aug 18, 2021, Speech in the House of Commons (18 August 2021)., Own words
I'm interested in your answers to my questions, not to the questions you wished I'd asked.
Jul 7, 2021, To Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Liaison Committee (7 July 2021)., Own words
We have a real choice: either we choose to shape events or we will be shaped by them.
Sep 6, 2018, Speech in the House of Commons (6 September 2018)., Own words