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.
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 Veterans and People)
- implementation of relevant SDR Vision and Recommendations
- recruitment and renewing the contract between the nation and those who serve
- Veterans policy and delivery (including VALOUR)
- Office for Veterans Affairs
- Armed Forces Commissioner
- Armed Forces People and Families
- civilian workforce (including RFA)
- Defence Business Services (including legal, pensions and compensation)
- Armed Forces Covenant
- retention and incentivisation, including training skills and development
- Service resettlement and transition
- Reserves
- Cadets
- Defence culture – including oversight of the Raising our Standards Programme and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
- Service Justice System and Service Complaints