Jonathan Lord

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Caroline Commander
​
(m. 2002)​
[1] [2]
Jonathan Lord
MP
Official portrait of Mr Jonathan Lord MP 2020 crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament
for Woking
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Children
  • John Lord [2]
  • Katherine Lord [2]
Alma mater Merton College, Oxford [1]
Profession Marketing, politician
Website www.jonathanlord.co.uk

Jonathan George Caladine Lord [3] (born 17 September 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician who was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Woking at the 2010 general election.

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Early life

Jonathan Lord was born in 1962 to John Herent Lord, [1] a circuit judge, [4] and June Ann Lord (née Caladine). [1] He was educated at Shrewsbury School, which included a year scholarship to Kent School in Connecticut. [1] Lord then graduated in 1985 with a BA in History from Merton College, Oxford, [1] and was president of the Oxford University Conservative Association in Michaelmas Term 1983. [2]

Political career

Lord served on Westminster City Council between 1994 and 2002, [1] as a member of the Conservative Party, and was deputy leader between 1998 and 2000. [1]

At the 1997 general election, he stood in Oldham West and Royton, coming second with 23.4% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Michael Meacher. [5]

For the 2005 general election, he managed the election campaign for Anne Milton MP, subsequently becoming chair of her local Conservative Association [1] [6] and serving on Surrey County Council between 2009 and 2011. [1]

Parliamentary career

At the 2010 general election, Lord was elected to Parliament as MP for Woking with 50.3% of the vote and a majority of 6,807. [7] He was re-elected as MP for Woking at the 2015 general election with an increased vote share of 56.2% and an increased majority of 20,810. [8] [9] Lord was again re-elected at the snap 2017 general election, with a decreased vote share of 54.1% and a decreased majority of 16,724. [10] He was again re-elected at the 2019 general election with a decreased vote share of 48.9% and a decreased majority of 9,767. [11] [12]

All Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)

Lord serves on seven All Parliamentary Groups, including the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community APPG, Children who need Palliative Care (Vice Chair), Egypt (chair), Isle of Man (Manx), South East, South Western Railway (Co-chair), Yoga in Society (chair). He previously served on Immigration Law and Policy, Longevity, Sixth Form Education and Waterways. [13]

Personal life

He married Caroline Commander in 2000, [1] with whom he has two children: John and Katherine. [2]

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  13. ↑ "Jonathan Lord". www.parallelparliament.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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