Mark Lancaster

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Lancaster TD MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	Anna Soubry
Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
In office September 2012 – 12 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes North North East Milton Keynes (2005-2010)
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Brian White
Majority	9,753 (16.9%)
Personal details
Born	(1970-05-12) 12 May 1970 (age 46) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Katherine Reader (1995-2007) Caroline Dinenage (2014-present)
Children	1xson, 1xdaughter
Residence	Olney, Buckinghamshire
Alma mater	University of Buckingham
Religion	Church of England
Website	lancaster4mk.com
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Engineers
Years of service	1988–
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands	217 (London) Field Squadron (EOD) RE
Awards	NATO-Kosovo NATO-Former Yugoslavia OSM-Afghanistan Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Territorial Decoration Volunteer Reserves Service Medal

John Mark Lancaster TD MP (born 12 May 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for the North East Milton Keynes constituency at the 2005 general election and held its successor seat, Milton Keynes North, at the 2010 general election. Initially appointed as the PPS to the Secretary of State for International Development. He was appointed a Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury in September 2012. He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Personnel, and Veterans at the Ministry of Defence following the formation of the second Cameron ministry on 12 May 2015. He was reappointed by Theresa May on her becoming Prime Minister in June 2016 and had Reserves added to his portfolio, changing job title to Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel.

Lancaster was educated at Kimbolton School where his father Ronald Lancaster was chaplain. He graduated as a BSc in Business Studies from the University of Buckingham and MBA from the University of Exeter Business School. He was awarded an Honorary PhD from Buckingham in 2008.

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