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Craig Mackinlay is a Conservative life peer who sits as Lord Mackinlay of Richborough. He represented South Thanet in The House of Commons from 2015 to 2024 and won the seat at three general elections. His first victory came in the contest where UKIP leader Nigel Farage also stood.
Mackinlay's Commons committee work included the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, the Public Accounts Committee and the European Scrutiny Committee. He joined The House of Lords in August 2024 and was formally introduced that October. Parliament records him as a member of the Restoration and Renewal Programme Board, which oversees work on the Palace of Westminster. His career links constituency politics, election oversight and parliamentary administration.
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