Sir Jeremy Quin
Honorific prefixThe Right Honourable
OfficeChair of the Defence Select Committee
Term start17 January 2024
Term end30 May 2024
PredecessorRobert Courts
SuccessorTan Dhesi
Office 2Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
Term start 225 October 2022
Term end 213 November 2023
Prime minister 2Rishi Sunak
Predecessor 2Chris Philp
Successor 2John Glen
Office 3Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire
Prime minister 3Liz Truss
Predecessor 3Tom Pursglove
Successor 3Chris Philp
Term start 37 September 2022
Term end 325 October 2022
Office 4Minister of State for Defence Procurement
Prime minister 4Boris Johnson
Predecessor 4James Heappey
Successor 4Alec Shelbrooke
Term start 413 February 2020
Term end 47 September 2022
Office 5Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
Prime minister 5Boris Johnson
Predecessor 5Simon Hart
Successor 5Julia Lopez
Term start 516 December 2019
Term end 513 February 2020
Office 6Comptroller of the Household
Prime minister 6Boris Johnson
Predecessor 6Mark Spencer
Successor 6Mike Freer
Term start 628 July 2019
Term end 616 December 2019
Office 7Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
Term start 75 November 2018
Term end 724 July 2019
Predecessor 7Nigel Adams
Successor 7Michelle Donelan
Office 8Member of Parliament
for Horsham
Term start 87 May 2015
Term end 830 May 2024
Predecessor 8Francis Maude
Successor 8John Milne
Birth date24 September 1968 (age 58)
Birth placeAylesbury, England
PartyConservative
Alma materHertford College, Oxford
Prime minister 7Theresa May

Sir Jeremy Mark Quin (born 24 September 1968)[1] is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 2015 to 2024.[2] He served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement[3] from February 2020 to September 2022 before briefly serving as Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire,[4] during which time he oversaw security arrangements for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.[5]

Following this, Rishi Sunak appointed him to be Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.[6] Quin resigned from Sunak's government in the November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle and was knighted in the 2023 Political Honours for public and political service.[7] He became Chair of the Defence Select Committee in January 2024.[8] Quin lost his seat in the 2024 general election and was later that year appointed as a team member for the externally led Strategic Defence Review ordered by Keir Starmer.[9][10]

Early life and career

Jeremy Quin was born on 24 September 1968 in Aylesbury. He was educated at St Albans School, before studying at Hertford College, Oxford.[11] Whilst at Oxford he served as President of the Oxford Union; John Evelyn, the Cherwell gossip columnist, described Quin's "Great Life Plan" as "Oxford, Union presidency, merchant banking, safe Tory seat".[12]

After graduating from Oxford University, he joined NatWest Securities, which later merged into Deutsche Bank; in 2001, Quin became a Managing Director of the firm. In 2008 and 2009, he served on secondment as Senior Corporate Financial Adviser to HM Treasury advising on the government's response to the 2008 financial crisis.[13]

Political career

Local government career

Quin stood as the Conservative candidate in Meirionnydd Nant Conwy at the 1997 general election, coming third with 16% of the vote behind the incumbent Plaid Cymru MP Elfyn Llwyd and the Labour candidate.[14]

From 2010 to 2013, he served as the chairman of Buckingham Conservative Association.[15]

Parliamentary career

At the 2015 general election, Quin was elected to Parliament as MP for Horsham with 57.3% of the vote and a majority of 24,658.[16]

In July 2015, he was elected as a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, and held this position until October 2016. Quin also served on the Regulatory Reform Select Committee between October 2015 and November 2018,[17]

Quin was re-elected as MP for Horsham at the snap 2017 general election with an increased vote share of 59.5% and a decreased majority of 23,484.[18]

Under Theresa May, Quin was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.[17] On 28 July 2019 he was promoted to Comptroller of the Household by Boris Johnson.[19]

Quin was again re-elected at the 2019 general election, with a decreased vote share of 56.8% and a decreased majority of 21,127.[20]

Ministerial career

Following the election, Jeremy became Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office with responsibilities for the Government Commercial Function and other cross-government programmes.[21]

In February 2020, Quin was appointed as Minister of State for Defence Procurement in the Ministry of Defence.

In September 2022, Quin was appointed Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire in the Home Office.[22]

In October 2022, Quin was appointed Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office. While in the role he oversaw the introduction of the Procurement Act.[23]

On 27 October 2022, Quin was appointed to the Privy Council.

Return to the backbenches

In November 2023, Quin resigned from government to focus on projects in his constituency.[24]

Quin was knighted in the 2023 Political Honours for public and political service.

Quin was elected Chair of the Defence Select Committee on 17 January 2024.[25] The Committee published its report, Ready for War? on 4 February 2024.[26]

At the 2024 general election, held on 4 July, Quin lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats candidate, John Milne. As a result, Quin became the first incumbent MP for Horsham to fail to gain re-election for the constituency since James Clifton Brown in 1880.[27]

Post-political career

In September 2024, Sir Jeremy Quin was appointed as a team member for the externally led Strategic Defence Review ordered by Keir Starmer.[9][28]

On 21 November 2025, Quin was employed as president of Boeing UK & Ireland.[29]

References

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  2. ^ "Horsham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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  4. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  5. ^ "Sir Jeremy Quin: 'It has been such a huge privilege to serve as MP for Horsham'". SussexWorld. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Rishi Sunak reshuffle: Braverman named home secretary, Gove returns as levelling up secretary, Mordaunt not promoted – live". The Guardian. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
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  9. ^ "Delivery DG and recent Tory minister among defence review appointments". 2 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Election results". Horsham District Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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  12. ^ "John Evelyn: Hacking". Cherwell. Vol. 196, no. 4. 2 February 1990. p. 14.
  13. ^ "About Jeremy". Jeremy Quin. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ^ "About Jeremy". Jeremy Quin. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived 17 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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  18. ^ "Election for the constituency of Horsham on 8 June 2017". electionresults.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  19. ^ "Jeremy Quin MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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  22. ^ "Robert Jenrick back in government as Liz Truss picks junior ministers". BBC News. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  23. ^ "Small businesses to benefit from one of the largest shake ups to procurement regulations in UK history". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
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  26. ^ "Ready for War? – Report Summary". parliament.uk. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  27. ^ "James Clifton Brown 1841 - 1917". 5 March 2010.
  28. ^ Crowther, Zoe (6 July 2025). "One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?". PoliticsHome. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  29. ^ "Boeing names new leader for Boeing UK & Ireland". www.boeing.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-03.