Johnny Mercer
 Johnny Mercer    (author, politician) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | John Luther Mercer 17 August 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Eastbourne College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Munich Security Conference/Young Leaders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnny Mercer is a UK politician who has been the Conservative MP for Plymouth Moor View since the 2015 General Election. He is a former British Army officer and an author.
In 2019, Mercer was made a minister in the Ministry of Defence in the government led by Boris Johnson, focusing on armed forces personnel and veterans.[1]
In 2022, Rishi Sunak appointed Mercer to be Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs.[2]
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Early life and career
John Mercer was born in Dartford on 17 August 1981. The son of a banker and a nurse, he grew up in a strict baptist family with seven siblings. Between 1995 and 2000, he was educated at Eastbourne College, a co-educational independent school in Eastbourne in East Sussex. After completing school, he worked as an intern in the City of London instead of attending university.[3]
Military career
John Mercer was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery after graduating from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in June 2003 and was promoted to lieutenant in April 2005. Mercer passed the All Arms Commando Course and served mostly with 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery and 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. He did three tours in Afghanistan: as a liaison and training officer with Afghan forces; attached to a Special Forces unit; and as a co-ordinator of artillery and air strikes in support of ground operations. Mercer retired from military service in December 2013 with the rank of captain.
Two years after becoming an MP, in June 2017, Mercer published "We Were Warriors: One Soldier’s Story of Brutal Combat", a memoir of his upbringing and army service, especially his time in Afghanistan.[4]
Parliamentary career
Minister of Veterans
Condemns the Afghanistan/2021 withdraw.[5]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Absolute folly for Britain to get involved in Syria | Article | 1 March 2018 | Leo McKinstry | Tory MP Johnny Mercer, a former soldier, has demanded: “Britain must come to Syria’s aid” and condemned those who oppose “military intervention”. |
| Document:Afghanistan is not about you | Article | 19 August 2021 | Ella Whelan | Neocon MPs are concerned about the Afghanistan/2021 withdraw. The only problem is that they only care about themselves, and thereby show us the narcissism of Western intervention. |
References
- ↑ "MP Johnny Mercer's £85k salary linked to failed bond scheme agent"
- ↑ "Johnny Mercer was appointed Minister of State (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) at the Cabinet Office on 25 October 2022"
- ↑ "Life before being an MP"
- ↑ "Afghanistan veteran Johnny Mercer's Westminster mission"
- ↑ https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/13/betrayal-uk-and-us-politicians-slam-afghanistan-troop-withdrawals-as-taliban-advance/
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