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Tom Tugendhat

Thomas Georg John TugendhatMBEVR(born 27 June 1973) is a British politician who has been theMember of Parliament(MP) forTonbridge,previouslyTonbridge and Malling,since2015.A member of theConservative Party,he has been theShadow Minister for Securitysince 2024. He previously served in theCabinetasMinister of State for Securityfrom September 2022 to July 2024.

Lieutenant ColonelThe Right Honourable
Tom Tugendhat
MBEVRMP
Official portrait, 2024
Shadow Minister for Security
In office
8 July 2024 – 2 November 2024
LeaderRishi Sunak
Preceded byDan Jarvis
Minister of State for Security
In office
6 September 2022 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byStephen McPartland
Succeeded byDan Jarvis
Chair of theForeign Affairs Select Committee
In office
12 July 2017 – 6 September 2022
Preceded byCrispin Blunt
Succeeded byAlicia Kearns
Member of Parliament
forTonbridge
Tonbridge and Malling(2015–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byJohn Stanley
Majority11,166 (22.2%)
Personal details
Born
Thomas Georg John Tugendhat

(1973-06-27)27 June 1973(age 51)
London, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • France
Political partyConservative
SpouseAnissia Morel[1]
Children2
Parent
RelativesThe Lord Tugendhat(uncle)
EducationSt Paul's School,London
Alma mater
Signature
Websitetomtugendhat.org.uk
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service2003–2013
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitAdjutant General's Corps
Intelligence Corps
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsMBE(2010)
VR(2013)
Tom Tugendhat's voice
Tugendhat comments on theWar in Afghanistan
Recorded 5 November 2021

Born inWestminster,Tugendhat attendedSt Paul's School.He studied at theUniversity of Bristoland went on to study atGonville and Caius College, Cambridge.He then briefly worked in Beirut as a journalist forThe Daily Star,before becoming an officer in theBritish Armyreserves, theTerritorial Army,in 2003; he served in both theIraq Warand theAfghanistan War.He later served as one of the military assistants to theChief of the Defence staff.Tugendhat was elected to Parliament for the Conservative party as the MP forTonbridge and Mallingin the2015 general election.He was reelected in both the2017 general electionand the2019 general election,and was also the Chair of theForeign Affairs Select Committeebetween 2017 and 2022.

Following theresignationofBoris Johnsonin July 2022, Tugendhat stood in theConservative Party leadership electionto succeed him. He was eliminated in the third round of parliamentary voting, and subsequently endorsedLiz Truss,serving in her government as Minister of State for Security. FollowingTruss's resignationthe next month, Tugendhat endorsedRishi Sunakin theOctober 2022 Conservative Party leadership electionand retained his ministerial position inSunak's cabinet.After the Conservative Party's defeat in the2024 general election,Tugendhat became the Shadow Minister for Security inSunak's shadow cabinet,and later launched his bid to becomeLeader of the Conservative Party.He was eliminated in the third round of Conservative MP voting.

Early life and education

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Thomas Georg John Tugendhat[2]was born on 27 June 1973 inWestminster,the son ofSir Michael Tugendhat,aHigh Court judgeand his French-born wife Blandine de Loisne.[3]He is a nephew ofLord Tugendhat,a businessman, formerVice President of the European Commission[4]andConservative Partypolitician.

He was educated atSt Paul's School,London, an all-boysprivate school,before studyingtheologyat theUniversity of Bristol.Tugendhat then did aMaster's degreecourse inIslamic studiesatGonville and Caius College, Cambridge,and learntArabicinYemen.[5]Following university, he briefly served as a journalist at the Lebanese newspaperThe Daily Star.[6]

Military career

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Tom Tugendhat (left) in background asGeneralSir David Richardsspeaks to theUS Secretary of DefenseChuck Hagelin 2013

On 6 July 2003, Tugendhat wascommissionedinto theEducational and Training Services Branchof theAdjutant General's Corps,Territorial Army,British Army,as asecond lieutenant(on probation).[7]HisTerritorial Armycommission was confirmed on 16 July 2003.[8]He transferred to theIntelligence Corpson 29 July 2003.[9]

Tugendhat was promoted tolieutenanton 16 July 2005,[10]captainon 1 April 2007,[11]and tomajoron 1 January 2010.[12]He became a Territorial Armylieutenant colonelin July 2013.[13]He has been known to wear a tie associated with theSpecial Boat Service,prompting speculation that for part of his career he may have worked alongside them.[14]

Tugendhat served during theIraq Warand theWar in Afghanistan.He served inAfghanistanin a civilian capacity, for theForeign and Commonwealth Office(FCO), and helped set up the National Security Council of Afghanistan and the government inHelmand Province.[15]He later served as one of themilitary assistantsto theChief of the Defence Staff.[16]

Parliamentary career (2015–present)

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Backbenches (2015–2022)

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In 2013, in an open primary, Tugendhat was selected as the Conservative candidate forTonbridge and Malling,asafeConservative seat inKent.[17]He was duly elected as its Member of Parliament at the2015 general election,[18][19]winning 59.4 per cent of the votes and a majority of 23,734.[20]

In October 2015, Tugendhat accusedIranof arming insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said: "Through theQuds Force,the special forces unit of the regime'sIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,it has killed British troops and plotted to assassinate diplomats in Washington DC. The ayatollahs have nurtured terrorists around the world. "[21]

Tugendhat voted againstBrexit,supporting continued membership of theEuropean Unionin the2016 Brexit referendum.[22]He voted in favour of the withdrawal agreement negotiated byTheresa May's government on each of the three occasions it was put to a vote.[23]At the snap2017 United Kingdom general election,Tugendhat was re-elected, increasing his share of the vote to 63.6 per cent, but seeing his majority decrease to 23,508.[24]On 12 July 2017, Tugendhat was elected to chair theForeign Affairs Committee,becoming the youngest person to hold the post.[25]After thepoisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripalin Salisbury by anerve agent,Tugendhat said the attack was "if not an act of war... certainly a warlike act by theRussian Federation".[26]

In February 2018, Tugendhat praisedSaudi Arabia's Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman.He stated: "He is rightly showing a vision for Saudi Arabia that sees her taking her place as a player in the global economy and I think that is incredibly positive, not just for Saudi Arabia, but for the world."[27]Under Tugendhat's chairmanship, the Foreign Affairs Committee focused on British foreign policy priorities afterBrexit.[28]Other significant enquiries have covered: the implications of China's growing role in the international system,[29]India–United Kingdom relations,[30]and theResponsibility to Protect.[31]

On 21 May 2018, the Foreign Affairs Committee published a report on Russian corruption and the UK. This drew attention to the ability of PresidentVladimir Putinand his allies to launder assets through London, and called on the UK Government to "show stronger political leadership in ending the flow of dirty money into the UK".[32]The report criticised the law firmLinklatersfor its unwillingness to give evidence to the committee about the nature of working in the Russian Federation at that time.[33]

At the2019 general election,Tugendhat was again re-elected, seeing his share of the vote fall slightly to 62.8 per cent, but with an increased majority of 26,941.[24]Tugendhat has "never made a secret of his ambitions to be Prime Minister one day."[6]In January 2022, he stated he would consider running for the office of Prime Minister ifBoris Johnsonstood down.[34]The following month, he suggested expelling all Russian citizens from the UK in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine,[35]subsequently clarifying that he meant "all Russian citizens connected to the Putin regime. It's not a blanket expulsion". In July 2022, Tugendhat ran in thefirst Conservative Party leadership election of that year,following Prime Minister Boris Johnson'sresignation,and was eliminated in the third round of parliamentary voting with 31 votes.[36][37]His campaign raised £120,000.[38]

Security Minister (2022–2024)

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Official portrait, 2022
Tugendhat seen with counterparts at the G7 Interior and Security Minister's Meeting inMito, Japan,December 2023.

On 6 September 2022, Tugendhat was appointedMinister of State for Securityin the Home Office as part ofLiz Truss's cabinet;he had supported Truss's candidacy over her rivalRishi Sunak.[39][40]He was retained in this role by the Sunak government.[6]In this role he continued taking a hawkish position on the People's Republic of China and, equally, thePRChas maintained travel bans against him.[41][42]Tugendhat commissioned theNational Cyber Security Centreto investigate ways thatTikTokmay compromise Britain's national security.[43]

In June 2023, Tugendhat decided to join official talks with a government minister ofTaiwan,breaking convention on the topic of mutual security interests.[44]In the same month, his office announced that China had shut down itsChinese police overseas service stationsin the UK, though their existence had been consistently denied by the Chinese embassy.[45]With security within his portfolio, Tugendhat was left to decide on permitting protests during theCoronation of Charles III and Camilla,which he allowed.[46]

In opposition (2024–present)

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Following the Conservative Party's defeat in the2024 United Kingdom general electionand the subsequent formation of theStarmer ministry,Tugendhat was appointed Shadow Minister for Security in Rishi Sunak'scaretaker Shadow Cabinet.[47]

On 24 July 2024, he announced he was running inthe leadership electionto be the new Conservative Party leader.[48][49]The following day Tugendhat's team were forced to change his campaign slogan after journalists and social media users discovered that the first letter of each line spelled out "TURD", a slang term forfaeces.[50]In the first round, Tugendhat came fourth with 17 votes,[51]but jumped up to joint third place with James Cleverly at 21 votes in the second round.[52]However, in the third round, he fell back to fourth place with 20 votes and was eliminated.[53]Following Badenoch's election to lead the Conservative Party, Tugendhat was not named in her Shadow Cabinet and therefore returned to the backbenches.

Political positions

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Tugendhat meeting with Prime MinisterRishi Sunak,October 2022.

European Court of Human Rights

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During theJuly–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election,Tugendhat said he did not support the UK leaving theEuropean Court of Human Rights(ECHR).[54][55]In October 2023, he warned that withdrawal would have negative consequences for theGood Friday Agreement,theWindsor Frameworkanddevolved administrations in the UK.[49]

During the2024 Conservative Party leadership election,Tugendhat said he would leave the ECHR if it was seen as not "serv[ing] the interests of the British people".[56][57]

In an interview with theDaily Telegraph,he said “Do I want to leave [the ECHR]? No. I want to reform it. I can’t promise success and that is why I’m saying I am prepared to leave."[58]

European Union

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Tugendhat supportedremaining in the EUat thereferendum of June 2016;however, he has since describedBrexitas a revolution which cannot be overturned, commenting in July 2022: "There is no way back into the European Union."[59]

Conservatism

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On 7 November 2018, Tugendhat gave a speech on "community conservatism" at an event organised by theSocial Market Foundation.[60]He described how his military experience had drawn him into politics and outlined several ways in which the government could encourage businesses to better serve the communities in which they operate.[61]

Immigration

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In September 2024 during the leadership election, Tugendhat pledged to implement a 100,000 annualnet migrationcap citing pressure on housing, infrastructure and public services.[62]

Defence spending

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In the July 2022 Conservative leadership election, Tugendhat pledged to increasedefence spendingto 3% of GDP.[63]

In March 2024, Tugendhat called on his party leader and prime minister Rishi Sunak to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.[64]

In September 2024 during the Conservative leadership election, Tugendhat pledged to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP.[65]

Education

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Tugendhat called Labour's plans to add 20% VAT toprivate schoolfees from 1 January 2025 "one of the most vindictive policies to come out of a British government in generations".[66]

Foreign policy

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On 29 May 2018, Tugendhat set out his own views onBritish foreign policyin a speech at theRoyal United Services Institute.[67]He advocated giving theFCOgreater powers to determine overall foreign policy strategy.[68]In a recorded conversation with American politicianMike Gallagher,Tugendhat gave an off-the-cuff outline of his foreign policy outlook as "trying to defend the world in which the values that matter to the people of the United Kingdom, and more particularly, the people of Kent, prosper. And those values are freedom, democracy, the ability to challenge authority and the ability to trade and travel globally."[69]

Afghanistan

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In the wake of theFall of Kabulin August 2021, Tugendhat described the event inThe Timesas Britain's "biggest foreign policy disaster sinceSuez".[70]On 18 August, in the House of Commons, Tugendhat was applauded after giving a speech that drew on his own military experiences in Afghanistan. It concluded, "This doesn't need to be defeat, but right now it damn well feels like it."[71]

China

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In April 2020, Tugendhat founded the China Research Group alongside fellow Conservative MPNeil O'Brien.[72][73]The group was formed to gain a "better understanding of China's economic ambitions and global role". This is to includeHuawei's role in the UK's 5G network (see:Concerns over Chinese involvement in 5G wireless networks),China's COVID-19 disinformationcampaign, and its foreign policy, in particular its relations with poorer regions of the world.[74][75]Tugendhat is considered to be a China hawk in theHouse of Commons,alongsideBob Seelyand SirIain Duncan Smith.[76]

In August 2020, Tugendhat received a letter at his home address, sent from Hong Kong and containing a prayer regarding his criticism of China's policies. On Twitter, Tugendhat said that this was sent by the Chinese authorities to threaten him, though this was not independently verified.[77][78]On 26 March 2021, it was announced that Tugendhat was one of five MPs to be sanctioned by China for spreading what it called "lies and disinformation" about the country. He was subsequently banned from entering China, Hong Kong and Macau, and Chinese citizens and institutions are prohibited from doing business with him.[79]The sanctions were condemned by the Prime Minister and led the Foreign Secretary to summon the Chinese ambassador.[80][81]

Israel

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Tugendhat is a strong supporter of Israel. He condemned theUnited Nations Security Councilfor its official criticism of Israel'sbuilding settlementsin the occupiedPalestinian territories.[82]In January 2017, he wrote that theIsraeli–Palestinian conflict"doesn't matter" to the protestors of theArab Spring,and concluded: "Why was it [Israel-Palestine] more pressing than other disputed territories such asWestern Sahara,KashmirorTibet?It isn't. It simply deflects attention for those most in need of a diversion. "[82]

Bilderberg meetings

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Tugendhat was a participant at the 30 May–2 June 2019Bilderberg Meetingat Montreux, Switzerland,[83][84]and the 2–5 June 2022 Bilderberg meeting in Washington, D.C.[84][85]

Personal life

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Leading a march against antisemitism in Manchester, 2024

Tugendhat's wife Anissia Morel is a lawyer and senior French civil servant.[86]Anissia's father, Pierre Morel, served as theAmbassador of France to Russia,Chinaand theHoly Seebetween 1992 and 2005.[87][88]

Tugendhat is aCatholicwho identifies with Jewish people. His paternal grandfather was anAustrian Jewishémigré fromVienna,who converted to Catholicism.[89][90]Following the December 2019 general election, Tugendhat criticised theantisemitismhe had faced during the campaign. He stated: "It was a campaign that wasn't always as clean as previous ones. For the first time I faced antisemitism, which I found particularly offensive and very surprising for a community like this and frankly rather distasteful. It's very un-Tonbridge, it's very un-Kent and it's very un-British.... I would hope that type of attitude is going to leave our politics for good."[91]

On 17 November 2022 atWestminster Magistrates' Court,Tugendhat was banned from driving for six months after driving while holding his mobile phone, on 14 April 2022. He receivedsix points on his licencefor the offence, in addition to six he already had for two previous driving offences. He was also ordered to pay a £1,000 fine, a surcharge of £100 and costs of £110.[92]In a written guilty plea, Tugendhat said he had been holding the phone, but not using it and had later taken a driving course.[93]

Honours

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In the2010 New Year Honours,Tugendhat was appointed aMember of the Order of the British Empire(MBE).[94]In July 2013, he was awarded theVolunteer Reserves Service Medal(VR) for ten years' service in theTerritorial Army.[95]Tugendhat is anHonorary Professorin the Strategy and Security Institute at theUniversity of Exeter.[96]He is also anHonorary FellowofSt Augustine's College of Theology.[97][98]He was sworn ofHis Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Councilon 13 September 2022 atBuckingham Palace,[99]giving him thehonorific prefix"The Right Honourable"for life.[100]


Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters Notes
United Kingdom 31 December 2009 Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire MBE [94][101]Military Division
United Kingdom 6 February 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal [101]
United Kingdom 23 July 2013 Volunteer Reserves Service Medal VR [95][101]10 years service in theTerritorial Army
United Kingdom Iraq Medal [101]With "19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003"Clasp
United Kingdom Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) [101]
United Kingdom Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan [101]With clasp "AFGHANISTAN"
United States of America Army Commendation Medal [101]

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