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Louise Sandher-Jones

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Louise Sandher-Jones
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 June 2026
Prime Minister
Preceded byAl Carns
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People
In office
6 September 2025 – 12 June 2026
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byAl Carns
Succeeded byCalvin Bailey
Member of Parliament
for North East Derbyshire
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byLee Rowley
Majority1,753 (3.9%)
Personal details
BornLouise Elizabeth Jones
1989 or 1990 (age 35–36)
PartyLabour
Spouse
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(m. 2025)​
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh (MA)
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service
2013–2020
RankCaptain
UnitIntelligence Corps
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

Louise Elizabeth Sandher-Jones (née Jones; born 1989 or 1990) is a British politician and former British Army officer and Intelligence professional who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces since 2026. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire since 2024. She gained the seat from Lee Rowley, a Conservative.[1]

Early career and military service

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Sandher-Jones was born in 1989 or 1990,[2] and grew up in Leicestershire.[3] She studied Chinese at the University of Edinburgh,[4] during which she spent a year abroad at Ocean University of China.[2] After graduating from university, she joined the Civil Service graduate scheme.[2]

Sandher-Jones joined the British Army in 2013.[5] Having attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, she was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps on 12 April 2014.[6] She served in the War in Afghanistan.[5] She was promoted to lieutenant on 12 April 2015,[7] and to captain with seniority from 12 April 2017.[8] She retired from the army on 14 March 2020.[9][10]

After leaving the army, Jones was an associate at Morgan Stanley.[11] In July 2021, she joined McKenzie Intelligence Services as Head of Intelligence.[12] She worked as a senior manager at McKenzie, an "Insurtech analysing the impact of natural disasters".[13]

She served as a councillor for the Loughborough East ward on Charnwood Borough Council, resigning from this role in March 2024 after she was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for North East Derbyshire.[14]

Parliamentary career

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Sandher-Jones was elected to parliament in the 2024 United Kingdom general election as the member of parliament for North East Derbyshire, with a majority of 1,753 (3.9%). She made her maiden speech in the house of commons on 8 October 2024.[15]

In September 2025 she was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People in the Ministry of Defence, by Keir Starmer.[16] In June 2026, she was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces.[17]

Personal life

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Sandher-Jones is married to Jeevun Sandher, the Labour MP for Loughborough. They met in January 2023 when they were both on the campaign trail, and announced their engagement shortly after his proposal on 1 December 2024.[18] They married in August 2025, after which she changed her surname from Jones to Sandher-Jones.[19]

References

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  1. ↑ "Derbyshire North East | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Meet New Veterans Minister Louise Sandher-Jones". Politics Home. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces): Louise Sandher-Jones MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Humphries, Jemma (4 November 2021). "In Conversation with Academics: Louise Jones". Defence Research Network. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 Cowburn, Ashley (3 June 2024). "Meet the military veterans standing for Labour at the General Election". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "No. 60877". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 May 2014. p. 9.
  7. ↑ "No. 61488". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 February 2016. p. 1998.
  8. ↑ "No. 62622". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 2019. p. 7279.
  9. ↑ "Louise Sandher-Jones MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "No. 63085". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 August 2020. p. 13941.
  11. ↑ "Jones, Louise Elizabeth, MP (Lab) North East Derbyshire, since 2024". Who's Who 2025. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2024. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U300149.
  12. ↑ "McKenzie Intelligence Services appoints Head of Intelligence". McKenzie Intelligence Services. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Louise Sandher-Jones – Register of Interests". parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  14. ↑ Breens, Julia (23 March 2024). "Borough councillor resigns to stand in general election". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "UK Parliament election results: 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom - maiden speeches". UK Parliament election results. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ministerial appointments: September 2025". GOV.UK. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "Ministerial appointments: 12 June 2026". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  18. ↑ Francis, Sam (6 December 2024). "Political engagement – new MPs announce wedding plans". BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  19. ↑ Roberts, Georgia (28 August 2025). "Newly married MPs celebrate 'beautiful' wedding". BBC News. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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