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John Mark Lancaster, Baron Lancaster of Kimbolton, (born 12 May 1970) is a British
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politician, a
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and a
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reserve officer. He previously served as
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for North East Milton Keynes from 2005 until 2010, and then its successor seat
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from the seat's creation at the 2010 general election until his retirement from the House of Commons at the 2019 general election. He served as a Minister in several appointments after the formation of the
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in 2010, first as Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury, before in May 2015 moving to the Ministry of Defence, first as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Veterans, Reserves and Personnel, and then, from 13 June 2017, as
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. He served in this role until his retirement from Government on 16 December 2019. He was granted a
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in the 2019 Dissolution Honours, and was created ''Baron Lancaster of Kimbolton'' on 16 September 2020. He was introduced to the House of Lords on 12 October 2020.


Early life

Lancaster was born on 12 May 1970 in Cambridge. He was privately educated at
Kimbolton School Kimbolton School is a British HMC co-educational independent day and boarding school in the rural village of Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, England. There are 1000 students, aged 4 to 18. Boarding and flexi-boarding is available to a limited ...
in Huntingdonshire where his father Ronald Lancaster was chaplain from 1963–88. He graduated as a
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in Business Studies from the
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in 1992 and
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from the
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Business School in 1993. He was a company director for the family firm Kimbolton Fireworks before he was elected to Parliament.


Political career

Lancaster served on
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District Council between 1995 and 1999. Lancaster stood unsuccessfully as the
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candidate for
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at the 2001 general election. He was defeated by the
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candidate
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.


House of Commons

Lancaster was elected as
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gaining North East Milton Keynes for the Conservatives in the 2005 general election, and succeeding Brian White of the Labour Party. Between 2005 and 2010 he served in Opposition, first as an Opposition Whip in 2006–2007, before moving to be the Shadow Minister for International Development in 2007 until the 2010 General Election. During his time as a backbench MP, He served on the Office of Deputy Prime Minister Select Committee, (2005), Defence Select Committee (2006), Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (2008–09) and the International Development Select Committee (2009–10). After his re-election in 2010 and the formation of the Coalition Government, he was initially appointed as the PPS to the
Secretary of State for International Development The minister of state for development and Africa, formerly the minister of state for development and the secretary of state for international development, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom. The off ...
, From 2012 to 2015, he was a
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and a
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. He then moved to the Ministry of Defence where he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel (2015–2017) and
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(2017–2019). In November 2019, he announced his retirement from the House of Commons.


House of Lords

Lancaster was nominated for a peerage in the 2019 Dissolution Honours. On 16 September 2020, he was created Baron Lancaster of Kimbolton by Queen Elizabeth II. He was Introduced to the
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on 12 October 2020, and sits in the House as a
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. He made his
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on 27 October 2020, while expressing regret that as a bomb disposal expert and with his family ties to fireworks making, that it didn't occur on 5 November. He was appointed as a member of the
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on 9 November 2021.


Political views

Lancaster has stated his disagreement with the UK Government's policy on the
2003 invasion of Iraq The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a United States-led invasion of the Republic of Iraq and the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one month, including 26 ...
. In an interview with the
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, he stated "It may well be much harder to get the British public to back other overseas adventures by the military because of what's happened in Iraq". Lancaster voted against legislation allowing gay couples to marry at the Bill's second reading, but supported minor 'tidying up' legislation supporting the principle once the main Bill had passed through the House of Commons. He later tweeted in July 2016 that he had been wrong to have opposed the second reading. In 2011 Lancaster introduced his own
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, which enabled special Olympic 1 kg gold and silver coins to be struck by the
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as part of the 2012 Olympic legacy. In 2013 Lancaster was successful in his four-year campaign to get
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classified as a category C drug following calls from his constituents.


Military career

Lancaster was commissioned a
second lieutenant Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank. Australia The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until ...
in the
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on 4 December 1988, holding a Short-Service Limited Commission (SSLC). Between 1988 and 1990 Lancaster served in the
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on an extended SSLC in Hong Kong with the
Queen's Gurkha Engineers The 36 Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the Corps of Royal Engineers within the British Army. The regiment trace their history back to before World War II as 36 Army Engineer Regiment. The regiment today is a general support engineer regiment pr ...
before going to university. On 1 March 1990, he transferred his commission to the
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and was promoted
lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
on 1 July 1991. He was promoted
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on 1 June 1997 (seniority from 16 October 1995), with promotion to
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on 13 May 2004 (seniority from 1 March 2002). Lancaster has been on active service three times, in
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(1999–2000),
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(2001–2002) and
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(2006). He continues to serve in the General Staff Corps (late
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), having previously commanded an
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unit. Lancaster was promoted to
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on 1 February 2012 and to
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on 22 June 2017. He was Deputy Commander of 77th Brigade from June 2018 to July 2020. and was appointed Chair of the Reserve Forces 2030 review in January 2020. He was promoted to
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on 1 August 2020. and currently serves as Deputy Director Joint Warfare at UK's Strategic Command. He was appointed as the Deputy Colonel Commandant Brigade of Gurkhas on 1 September 2019, and Honorary Colonel of the
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on 2 July 2021. He received the
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(TD) in 2002 and the
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(VRSM) in 2011. He was awarded a
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to the VRSM for a further five years service in 2016 and a second
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for a further five years service in 2021.


Personal life

Lancaster lives in Gosport with his wife, Conservative MP for
Gosport Gosport ( ) is a town and non-metropolitan borough on the south coast of Hampshire, South East England. At the 2011 Census, its population was 82,662. Gosport is situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, opposite t ...
Caroline Dinenage Caroline Julia Dinenage, Baroness Lancaster of Kimbolton, (born 28 October 1971), also styled as Dame Caroline Dinenage, is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gosport since 2010. She was re- ...
. He previously married Katherine Reader 1995 before separating in 2006 and divorcing in 2009. He briefly partnered Amanda Evans with whom he has a daughter. In February 2014, he married Caroline Dinenage, who had also been previously married. Lancaster is a supporter of
MK Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. ...
, and enjoys playing
cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
, which includes the House of Commons team. He was awarded an
honorary doctorate An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hon ...
from the
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in 2008.


Honours


References


External links


Personal website of Mark Lancaster MP
*
National Conservative Party profile on Mark Lancaster

Milton Keynes Conservative Association website
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