Lord Lancaster entered the House of Lords in Sept 2020 having previously served as a Member of Parliament between 2005-2019. He served as a Defence Minister between 2012-2019, latterly as the Minister for the Armed Forces. A qualified Bomb Disposal Officert, he has been on operational service in Kosovo, Bosnia and Afghanistan with NATO. He continues to serve in the Army Reserve as a Major General and Director of the UK Army Reserve. He is Colonel Commandant of the Brigade of Gurkhas and Hon Colonel of The Cayman Islands Regiment. Away from politics he is a Director of Hampshire Cricket club and holds several board level directorships.
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