Jonathan George Caladine Lord (born 17 September 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician who was first elected as the

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(MP) for Woking at the 2010 and has since been re-elected at the 2015,

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and

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general elections. He succeeded Humfrey Malins, his Conservative predecessor who stood down at that election.

Early life

Born in 1962 of

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John Herent Lord, a circuit judge, and (June) Ann Lord (''née'' Caladine), he was educated at Shrewsbury, which included a year

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. He graduated in 1985 with a BA in History from Merton College, Oxford, and was president of the Oxford University Conservative Association in Michaelmas Term 1983.

Career

While serving on

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(1994–2002), he stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in Oldham West and Royton in

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, becoming deputy leader of Westminster Council between 1998 and 2000. For the 2005 general election, he managed the election campaign for Anne Milton MP, subsequently becoming chair of her local ( Guildford) Conservative Association and serving on

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between 2009 and 2011. Lord was selected to fight the Woking seat, during the Conservative Party's 2009 experiment with primary elections. He has a marketing background, having been a director of

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for two years. He is one of 13 vice-presidents of The Debating Group.

Personal life

He married Caroline Commander in 2000, with whom he has two children: John and Katherine.

References

External links

Official websiteTwitter
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lord, Jonathan 1962 births Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Presidents of the Oxford University Conservative Association Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in the City of Westminster People educated at Shrewsbury School Kent School alumni Living people UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 UK MPs 2019–present People from Oldham People from Woking Members of Surrey County Council Politicians from Lancashire