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Portrait of Leo Docherty

Leo Docherty

Conservative Minister of State Left Parliament Wikipedia ↗
Born
1976
Glasgow
School
–
University
SOAS, University of London
In office
5.0 years
Longer than 62% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation

In government

RS
Appointed by Rishi Sunak
2 posts · 2022–2024
  • Minister for Armed Forces
    Minister of State 2024/03 – 2024/07
  • Minister for Europe
    Under-Secretary 2022/10 – 2024/03
LT
Appointed by Liz Truss
1 post · 2022–2022
  • Minister for Europe
    Minister of State 2022/09 – 2022/10
BJ
Appointed by Boris Johnson
4 posts · 2019–2022
  • Minister for Defence People
    Under-Secretary 2022/07 – 2022/09
  • Minister for Defence People and Veterans
    Under-Secretary 2021/04 – 2022/07
  • Minister for Defence People and Veterans
    Under-Secretary 2021/04 – 2022/07
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
    Whip / Parliamentary 2019/07 – 2021/04

Career

Before Parliament 5

2001–2007
British Army officer
Scots Guards
Armed forces
2007
Author (Desert of Death)
Arts, culture & sport
2010–2017
Director
Conservative Middle East Council
Political staff / party / think tank / SpAd
2011–2015
Councillor (Hagbourne ward)
South Oxfordshire District Council
Local government (councillor)
Undated
Editor and publisher
Steppe magazine
Journalism, media & PR

After office 2

2025–
Advisor
Palantir Technologies UK Ltd
Company management / entrepreneur
2025–
Advisor
International Hospitals Group Limited
Company management / entrepreneur

Voting record

1,271
votes since 2017
0
votes against their own party, 0.0% of 1,257 whipped votes
0
rebellions as a minister, from 876 votes
14
free votes, with no party line
Share of whipped votes cast against their own party
Leo Docherty0.0%
Typical Conservative0.3%
Typical Labour0.1%
Whipped votes by year
With their partyAgainst
Votes by topic
With their partyAgainst

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.

Bills sponsored

1
private member's bills, 1 as lead sponsor
0
of them became law

Private member's bills 1

Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.

Interests and jobs after office

Declared jobs after office 2

2025-02-01
Advisor
Palantir Technologies UK Ltd
2024-09-01
Advisor
International Hospitals Group Limited