Leo Docherty
Leo Docherty | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |
| In office 26 March 2024 – 4 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | James Heappey |
| Succeeded by | Luke Pollard |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe | |
| In office 7 September 2022 – 26 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Graham Stuart |
| Succeeded by | Nus Ghani |
| Minister for Defence People | |
| In office 7 July 2022 – 7 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Atherton |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans | |
| In office 21 April 2021 – 7 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Johnny Mercer |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Mercer |
| Assistant Government Whip | |
| In office 29 July 2019 – 21 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Member of Parliament for Aldershot | |
| In office 8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Gerald Howarth |
| Succeeded by | Alex Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1976 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Lucy |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | SOAS, University of London Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 2002-2006 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Service number | 555125 |
| Unit | Scots Guards |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Leo Docherty (born 4 October 1976) is a former British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldershot from 2017 to 2024. He served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces from March to July 2024.
Prior to being elected as an MP, he served in the Scots Guards, before working in publishing and for the Conservative party. He is the author of Desert of Death (2007). Docherty was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2019, but was defeated by Alex Baker of the Labour Party in 2024 as part of a large nationwide swing from the Conservatives to Labour, following a defeat in the local elections earlier in the year. This marked the first time since the constituency's creation in 1918 that a non-Conservative MP had been elected.
Doherty served as Minister for Defence People from July 2022 to September 2022. in the Boris Johnson ministry and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe from September 2022 to March 2024. Docherty also served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces at the culmination of the Sunak ministry.