Lincoln Jopp | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for Spelthorne | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kwasi Kwarteng |
Majority | 1,590 (3.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Lincoln Peter Munro Jopp February 1968 |
Political party | Conservative |
Awards | Military Cross |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1990–2011 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | Scots Guards |
Lieutenant Colonel Lincoln Peter Munro Jopp MC (born 1968) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Spelthorne since 2024.[1] Before entering the Commons, Jopp was a businessman and former colonel in the British Army.[2] He is a veteran of the Sierra Leone Civil War.[3] In December 1999, he was presented the Military Cross by the Queen at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace.[4] His stepfather is John Horam, the former Conservative MP.[4]