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[[File:Nick Herbert | [[File:Nick Herbert - minister for policing and criminal justice.jpg|thumb|200px|Nick Herbert MP, pictured May 2010]]'''Nick Herbert MP''' (Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert, born 1963) is a Conservative politician. He was MP for Arundel and South Downs, [[Sussex]], 2005-19. In 2020 he entered the House of Lords as Lord Herbert. | ||
He is thought to be the first Conservative MP to be openly gay when first elected. | He is thought to be the first Conservative MP to be openly gay when first elected. | ||
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He was number 14 on the ''Independent on Sunday'''s [[Pink List 2011]] and number 64 on the [[Pride Power List 2011]]. | He was number 14 on the ''Independent on Sunday'''s [[Pink List 2011]] and number 64 on the [[Pride Power List 2011]]. | ||
In May 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Lord Herbert of South Downs as the UK’s Special Envoy on LGBT rights. | |||
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In April 2022 he called for 'a Royal Commission to detoxify the trans debate and find common ground'<ref> https://www.nickherbert.com/news/2022/4/9/royal-commission Nick Herbert's blog 10 April 2022 </ref>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 10 July 2026
Nick Herbert MP (Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert, born 1963) is a Conservative politician. He was MP for Arundel and South Downs, Sussex, 2005-19. In 2020 he entered the House of Lords as Lord Herbert.
He is thought to be the first Conservative MP to be openly gay when first elected.
On the formation of the Coalition Government in 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice. He returned to the back benches in the government reshuffle in September 2012.
Nick Herbert entered a civil partnership with Jason Eades in January 2009.
In December 2012 Nick Herbert announced the formation of "Freedom to Marry", a pro-marriage-equality group of 19 senior Conservatives including Boris Johnson.[1]
He was number 14 on the Independent on Sunday's Pink List 2011 and number 64 on the Pride Power List 2011.
In May 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Lord Herbert of South Downs as the UK’s Special Envoy on LGBT rights. In April 2022 he called for 'a Royal Commission to detoxify the trans debate and find common ground'[2].