Louise Sandher-Jones MP

Biography

Louise Sandher-Jones grew up in Leicestershire and studied Chinese at the University of Edinburgh. She was elected the MP for North East Derbyshire in 2024 and appointed Minister for Veterans and People in the Ministry of Defence in September 2025. In June 2026 she was appointed Minister for the Armed Forces in the Ministry of Defence.

After a brief stint in the Civil Service, she joined the military in 2013, commissioning into the Intelligence Corps. She was based in Germany and the UK and deployed on operations in Afghanistan.

She left the Army in 2020 and spent short spells in journalism and banking before overseeing intelligence and latterly product development at a company specialising in analysing the impact of natural disasters imagery.

She is married to Jeevun Sandher and enjoys walking in the Peak District with her dog, Nugget.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces)

Implementation of relevant SDR Vision and Defence Investment Plan
Oversight of Military Strategic Headquarters (MSHQ)
Global Operations and commitments
Force Posture and Deployment
Homeland Defence and the National Conversation
Ukraine support – operations
Implementation and delivery of the Uncrewed Systems Centre and Uncrewed Systems Force
Intelligence
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) operations and planning
Permanent Joint Operational Bases and Overseas Territories
Crisis response
Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA)
Armed Forces Bill
UN Peacekeeping and Human Security Call Out Orders
Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Reports