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The Rt Hon. Sir John Gorst KC FRS

Sir John is a former Conservative member of parliament for Chatham. He represented the constituency between February 1875 and July 1892.

During his time in parliament, Sir John served as vice-president of the committee on education, financial secretary to the treasury, under-secretary of state for India, and solicitor general.

Political Career

Sir John has served in the following posts:

UK Parliament

  House of Commons
 

  House of Commons
 

Government Posts

  Vice-President of the Committee on Education

  Financial Secretary to the Treasury

  Under-Secretary of State for India

  Solicitor General

Except for government posts, only periods where Sir John represented Medway are included in this section. Some of Medway's current and former representatives have also represented other parts of the country in local government, devolved assemblies and both houses of parliament.

Electoral History

Sir John has stood in the following elections:

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