Michael Peter Martin is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells since 2024. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he gained the seat vacated by the Conservative Greg Clark, who stood down at the 2024 election. Martin defeated Clark's successor candidate, Neil Mahapatra, by 23,661 votes to 14,974.[1] Martin identifies as pro-European, internationalist, "explicitly pro-green", and as being in favour of a strong stance on defence.[2]
Mike Martin | |
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Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Greg Clark |
Majority | 8,687 (16.0%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Peter Martin |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | Hampton School University of Oxford (BA) and (MA) King's College London (Ph.D.) |
Website | https://mike-martin.co.uk/ |
Academic background | |
Thesis | War on its Head: An Oral History of the Helmandi Conflict 1978-2012 (2013) |
He is an ex-soldier, military strategist, and author, and holds a Ph.D in War Studies from King's College London where he also works as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Tunbridge Wells | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Boyd, Milo (2024-07-03). "Conservatives on brink of big loss in royal town once the heart of Tory Britain". The Mirror. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ https://www.humanriskpodcast.com/dr-mike-martin-on-war-politics/