# List of military veterans in British politics

This is a list of currently serving members of the House of Commons, House of Lords, Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament), Northern Ireland Assembly, and Police and Crime Commissioners who are ex-servicepeople.

## House of Commons

| Name | Constituency | Party | Service and branch | Years | Rank | Notes |
| Dan Jarvis | Barnsley North | Labour | Parachute Regiment (1997 – 2011) | 14 | Major | Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2011 |
| Alistair Carns | Birmingham Selly Oak | Labour | Corps of Royal Marines (1999 – 2024) Royal Marines Reserve (2024 – present) | 25 | Colonel | Received a Mention in Dispatches in 2007, decorated with the Military Cross (MC) in 2011, appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2022 and a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 2025 |
| James Cleverly | Braintree | Conservative | Royal Regiment of Artillery (1991 – present) | 33 | Lieutenant Colonel | Decorated with the Territorial Decoration (TD) in 2012 |
| Jamie Stone | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Liberal Democrats | Territorial Army | | Private | |
| Sir Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Conservative | Scots Guards (1975 – 1981) | 6 | Lieutenant | |
| Chris Coghlan | Dorking and Horley | Liberal Democrats | Army Reserves (2017 – 2022) | 5 | Captain | |
| Mike Tapp | Dover and Deal | Labour | Intelligence Corps (2007 – 2012) | 5 | | |
| Helen Maguire | Epsom and Ewell | Liberal Democrats | Royal Military Police (2002 – 2005) | 3 | Captain | |
| David Reed | Exmouth and Exeter East | Conservative | Corps of Royal Marines Special Forces Support Group | | | |
| Sir Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Conservative | Honourable Artillery Company | | Trooper | |
| Sir David Davis | Goole and Pocklington | Conservative | 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve) (1966 – 1967) | 1 | Private | |
| Alex Ballinger | Halesowen | Labour | Corps of Royal Marines (2005 – 2013) | 5 | Captain | |
| Helena Dollimore | Hastings and Rye | Labour | Army Reserves | | | |
| Richard Foord | Honiton and Sidmouth | Liberal Democrats | Adjutant General's Corps (2004 – 2010) | 6 | Major | |
| Ben Obese-Jecty | Huntingdon | Conservative | Royal Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (2004 – 2012) | 8 | Captain | |
| Angus MacDonald | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | Liberal Democrats | Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) | | | |
| Calvin Bailey | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | No. 903 Expeditionary Air Wing No. LXX (70) Squadron Royal Air Force (2001 – 2024) | 23 | Wing Commander | Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2015 |
| Sir Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Conservative | Royal Naval Reserve (1979 – 1982) | 3 | Seaman | |
| Sir Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Conservative | Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry Army Reserve (1987 – present) | 37 | Major | Decorated with the Territorial Decoration (TD) in 2000 |
| Ian Roome | North Devon | Liberal Democrats | Royal Air Force (1986 – 1992) | 6 | | |
| Steve Barclay | North East Cambridgeshire | Conservative | Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (1991) | | Second Lieutenant | |
| Louise Jones | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Intelligence Corps (2013 – 2020) | 6 | | |
| Clive Lewis | Norwich South | Labour | Territorial Army (2006 – 2009) | 3 | Captain | |
| Fred Thomas | Plymouth Moor View | Labour | Corps of Royal Marines (2016 – 2023) | 7 | Captain | |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh and Wickford | Conservative | Royal Anglian Regiment (1985 – 1991) | 6 | Lieutenant | |
| Neil Shastri-Hurst | Solihull West and Shirley | Conservative | Royal Army Medical Corps (2006 – 2014) | 7 | Major | |
| Bayo Alaba | Southend East and Rochford | Labour | Parachute Regiment | | | |
| Paul Foster | South Ribble | Labour | Royal Engineers | 15 | | |
| Stuart Anderson | South Shropshire | Conservative | Royal Green Jackets (1993 – 2001) | 8 | | |
| Andrew Murrison | South West Wiltshire | Conservative | Royal Navy Royal Naval Reserve (1989 – present) | 35 | Surgeon Commander | |
| Lincoln Jopp | Spelthorne | Conservative | Scots Guards (1990 – 2011) | 21 | Colonel | Decorated with the Military Cross (MC) in 1999 and received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2011 |
| Jim Shannon | Strangford | DUP | Ulster Defence Regiment (1974 – 1977) Royal Artillery (1977 – 1989) | 15 | Lance Bombadier | |
| Jenny Riddell-Carpenter | Suffolk Coastal | Labour | Territorial Army (2005 – 2009) | 4 | | |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Conservative | Royal Tank Regiment | 2 | Second Lieutenant (on probation) | |
| Will Stone | Swindon North | Labour | The Rifles (2012 – 2017) | 5 | Rifleman | |
| Cameron Thomas | Tewkesbury | Liberal Democrats | Royal Air Force Police (2000 – 2023 | 25 | Flight Lieutenant | |
| Tom Tugendhat | Tonbridge | Conservative | Educational and Training Services Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps (2000 – 2013) | 13 | Lieutenant Colonel | Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2010 |
| Mike Martin | Tunbridge Wells | Liberal Democrats | Territorial Army | | Captain | |
| Andrew Bowie | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Conservative | Royal Navy (2007 – 2010) Royal Naval Reserve (2002 – present) | 3 | Sub-Lieutenant | |

## House of Lords

| Name | Party | Service and branch | Years | Rank | Notes |
| The Earl of Arran | Conservative | Grenadier Guards | | Second Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Ashton of Hyde | Conservative | Royal Hussars Royal Wessex Yeomanry | | Lieutenant | |
| The Earl Attlee | Conservative | Royal Corps of Transport Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Territorial Army (1974 – 2017) | 43 | Major | Decorated with the Territorial Decoration (TD) |
| The Lord Baker of Dorking | Conservative | Royal Artillery | | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Barker of Battle | Conservative | Honourable Artillery Company (1989 – 1994) | 5 | | |
| The Lord Bellingham | Conservative | Guards Division | 1 | | |
| The Lord Benyon | Conservative | Royal Green Jackets (1980 – 1985) | 4 | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Bradshaw | Liberal Democrats | (1957 – 1959) | 2 | | |
| The Viscount Bridgeman | Conservative | Royal Green Jackets (1950 – 1953) | 3 | Lieutenant | |
| The Viscount Brookeborough | Crossbench | 17th/21st Lancers (1971 – 1977) Ulster Defence Regiment Royal Irish Regiment (1977 – 1997) | 26 | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| The Lord Burnett | Liberal Democrats | Corps of Royal Marines | 7 | | |
| The Earl Cathcart | Conservative | Scots Guards Regular Reserve (1973 – 1980) | 7 | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Christopher | Labour | Royal Air Force (1944 – 1948) | 4 | | |
| The Earl of Cork | Crossbench | Royal Navy (1963 – 1978) | 15 | Lieutenant Commander | |
| The Lord Craig of Radley | Crossbench | Royal Air Force (1951 – 1991) | 40 | Marshal of the Royal Air Force | Received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in 1965, appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1967 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 1984 |
| The Lord Dannatt | Crossbench | British Army (1971 – 2009) | 38 | General | Decorated with the Military Cross (MC) in 1972 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1996, received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1999 and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 2009 |
| The Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links | Conservative | 32nd Signal Regiment (2003 – 2006) | 3 | Signaller | |
| The Lord de Mauley | Conservative | Royal Wessex Yeomanry (1976 – 2005) | 29 | Lieutenant Colonel | Decorated with the Territorial Decoration (TD) in 1988 |
| The Viscount Eccles | Conservative | King's Royal Rifle Corps | | Second Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard | UUP | Ulster Defence Regiment Royal Irish Regiment (1982 – 1999) | 17 | | |
| The Earl of Erroll | Crossbench | 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve) (1975 – 1990) | 23 | Colonel | |
| The Lord Geddes | Conservative | Royal Navy (1956 – 1958) Royal Naval Reserve | 15 | Lieutenant Commander | |
| The Lord Geidt | Crossbench | Scots Guards Intelligence Corps (1982 – 1994) | 12 | | |
| The Earl of Glasgow | Liberal Democrats | Royal Naval Reserve (1960 – 1963) | 3 | Sub-Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Glenarthur | Conservative | The Royal Hussars (1976 – 1980) | 4 | Major | |
| The Lord Green of Deddington | Crossbench | Royal Green Jackets | 3 | | |
| The Lord Hacking | Labour | Royal Naval Reserve (1954 – 1964) | 10 | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Harlech | Conservative | London Regiment London Guards (2019 – present) | 5 | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Harries of Pentregarth | Crossbench | Royal Corps of Signals (1955 – 1958) | 3 | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Heseltine | Non-affiliated | Welsh Guards (1959) | | Second Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Hintze | Conservative | Australian Army | 3 | Captain | |
| The Lord Hope of Craighead | Crossbench | Seaforth Highlanders (1957 – 1959) | 2 | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Houghton of Richmond | Crossbench | Green Howards British Army (1974 – 2016) | 42 | General | Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 2011 |
| The Lord Janvrin | Crossbench | Royal Navy (1964 – 1975) | 11 | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord King of Bridgwater | Conservative | Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) King's African Rifles | | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton | Conservative | Corps of Royal Engineers Army Reserve (1988 – present) | 36 | Major General | Decorated with the Efficiency Decoration (TD) in 2002 |
| The Earl of Leicester | Conservative | Scots Guards (1987 – 1991) | 4 | | |
| The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass | Independent Ulster Unionist | Ulster Defence Regiment (1971 – 1981) | 10 | Major | |
| The Lord Marlesford | Conservative | Coldstream Guards | | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Naseby | Conservative | Royal Air Force (1955 – 1957) | 2 | Pilot Officer | |
| The Lord Peach | Crossbench | Royal Air Force (1974 – 2022) | 48 | Air Chief Marshal | Received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in 1990, appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 2009, a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in 2016 and a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG) in 2024 |
| The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux | Crossbench | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery British Army (1971 – 2013) | 42 | General | Received a Mention in Dispatches in 1993, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000, a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 2001 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 2011 |
| The Lord Robathan | Conservative | Coldstream Guards Special Air Service (1974 – 1989) | 14 | Major | |
| The Lord Soames of Fletching | Conservative | 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own) Regular Reserve (1967 – 1975) | 8 | Second Lieutenant | |
| The Earl of Stair | Crossbench | Scots Guards (1982 – 1987) | 5 | Lieutenant | |
| The Lord Stirrup | Crossbench | Royal Air Force (1968 – 2011) | 43 | Marshal of the Royal Air Force | Decorated with the Air Force Cross (AFC) in 1983 and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 2005 and a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG) in 2013 |
| The Lord Swire | Conservative | Grenadier Guards (1980 – 1983) | 3 | Lieutenant | |
| The Viscount Trenchard | Conservative | Royal Green Jackets (1972 – 1980) | 8 | Captain | |
| The Lord Walker of Aldringham | Crossbench | Royal Anglian Regiment British Army (1966 – 2006) | 40 | Field Marshal | Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1985, reveived a Mention in Dispatches in 1987, appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1997 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 1999 |
| The Lord West of Spithead | Labour | Royal Navy (1965 – 2006) | 41 | Admiral | Decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) in 1982 and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 2004 |
| The Lord Wrottesley | Conservative | Grenadier Guards | | Captain | |

## Police and Crime Commissioner

| Name | Police area | Party | Service and branch | Years | Rank | Notes |
| Chris Nelson | Gloucestershire Constabulary | Conservative | Royal Regiment of Artillery | | Colonel | |
| Philip Seccombe | Warwickshire Police | Conservative | Warwickshire Yeomanry (1977 – 2002) | 25 | Colonel | |
| Philip Wilkinson | Wiltshire Police | Conservative | Royal Regiment of Artillery (1969 – 1998) | 29 | Colonel | Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 |

## Scottish Parliament

| Name | Constituency | Party | Service and branch | Rank |
| Keith Brown | Clackmannanshire and Dunblane | SNP | Royal Marines (1980 – 1983) | Marine |
| Mark Griffin | Central Scotland | Labour | Territorial Army | Private |
| Paul Sweeney | Glasgow | Labour | Royal Corps of Signals Royal Regiment of Scotland (2006 – 2018) | |

## Northern Ireland Assembly

| Name | Constituency | Party | Service and branch | Years | Rank | Notes |
| Andy Allen | Belfast East | UUP | Royal Irish Regiment (2006 – 2012) | 6 | Ranger | |
| Paul Frew | North Antrim | DUP | Royal Irish Regiment | 7 | | |
| John Stewart | East Antrim | UUP | North Irish Horse | 17 | | |
| Steve Aiken | South Antrim | UUP | Royal Navy (1980 – 2010) | 31 | Commander | Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2004 |
| Doug Beattie | Upper Bann | UUP | Royal Irish Regiment (1982 – present) | 43 | Captain | Received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery and decorated with the Military Cross (MC) in 2003 |

## Current and former Cabinet Ministers

This list includes all current and former Cabinet Ministers who are ex-servicepeople and are alive today.
| Name | Party | Service and branch | Years | Rank | Cabinet Portfolios | Notes |
| James Cleverly | Conservative | Royal Regiment of Artillery (1991 – present) | 33 | Lieutenant Colonel | Foreign Secretary (2023 – 2024) Home Secretary (2022 – 2023) Education Secretary (2022) | Decorated with the Territorial Decoration (TD) in 2012 |
| Sir Ben Wallace | Conservative | Scots Guards (1991 – 1998) | 7 | Captain | Defence Secretary (2019 – 2023) Security and Economic Crime Minister (2016 – 2019) | Received a Mention in Dispatches in 1993 |
| Steve Barclay | Conservative | Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (1991) | | Second Lieutenant | Brexit Secretary (2018 – 2020) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2020 – 2021) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (2021 – 2022) Health Secretary (2022 – 2023) Environment Secretary (2023 – 2024) | |
| Penny Mordaunt | Conservative | Royal Naval Reserve (2010 – 2019) | 9 | Acting Sub-Lieutenant | International Development Secretary (2017 – 2019) Defence Secretary (2019) Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President (2022 – 2024) | |
| Tom Tugendhat | Conservative | Educational and Training Services Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps (2000 – 2013) | 13 | Lieutenant Colonel | Security Minister (2022 – 2024) | Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2010 |
| Johnny Mercer | Conservative | 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery (2002 – 2013) | 11 | Captain | Veterans Minister (2019 – 2021), (2022), (2022 – 2024) | |
| Andrew Mitchell | Conservative | Royal Tank Regiment | | Second Lieutenant (on probation) | Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (2012) Development and Africa Minister (2022 – 2024) | |
| James Heappey | Conservative | Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment The Rifles (2004 – 2012) | 8 | Major | Armed Forces and Veterans Minister (2020 – 2024) | |
| Sir David Davis | Conservative | 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve) (1966 – 1967) | 1 | Private | Brexit Secretary (2016 – 2018) | |
| Rory Stewart | Conservative | Black Watch (1991 – 1992) | 1 | Second Lieutenant (on probation) | International Development Secretary (2019) | |
| Sir Iain Duncan Smith | Conservative | Scots Guards (1975 – 1981) | 6 | Lieutenant | Work and Pensions Secretary (2010 – 2016) | |
| The Lord Hurd of Westwell | Conservative | 5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery | | Lieutenant | Foreign Secretary (1989 – 1995) Home Secretary (1985 – 1989) Northern Ireland Secretary (1984 – 1985) | |
| The Lord Heseltine | Non-affiliated | Welsh Guards (1959) | | Second Lieutenant | Deputy Prime Minister (1995 – 1997) First Secretary of State (1995 – 1997) Trade Secretary and President of the Board of Trade (1992 – 1995) Environment Secretary (1979 –1983), (1990 – 1992) Defence Secretary (1983 – 1986) | |
| The Lord Fowler | Conservative | Essex Regiment | | Second Lieutenant | Employment Secretary (1987 – 1990) Social Services Secretary (1981 – 1987) Transport Secretary (1979 – 1981) | |
| Stephen Dorrell | Liberal Democrats | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (1971 – 1973) | 2 | | Health Secretary (1995 – 1997) National Heritage Secretary (1994 – 1995) Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1992 – 1994) | |
| The Lord Baker of Dorking | Conservative | Royal Artillery | | Lieutenant | Home Secretary (1990 – 1992) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1989 – 1990) Education and Science Secretary (1986 –1989) Environment Secretary (1985 – 1986) | |
| The Lord King of Bridgwater | Conservative | Somerset Light Infantry | | Second Lieutenant | Defence Secretary (1989 – 1992) Northern Ireland Secretary (1985 –1989) Employment Secretary (1983 –1985) Transport Secretary (1983) Environment Secretary (1983) | |
| The Lord Tebbit | Conservative | Royal Air Force (1950 – 1953) 604 (County of Middlesex) Squadron (1953 – 1956) | 6 | Flying Officer | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1985 – 1987) Trade Secretary and President of the Board of Trade (1983 – 1985) Employment Secretary (1981 –1983) | |
| The Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank | Liberal Democrats | King's Regiment (Liverpool) | | | Transport Secretary (1976 – 1979) | |