Paul Holmes

Paul John Holmes (born 25 August 1988) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh at the 2019 general election.

Political career

While a second-year student at the University of Southampton, Holmes was elected as a Conservative councillor in the 2008 Southampton City Council election. He later contested the Mitcham and Morden parliamentary seat in the 2015 general election and the Southampton Test seat in the 2017 general election. Holmes worked as a Special Adviser to Conservative Party Chairman Patrick McLoughlin between 2017–18, before being Damian Green's Special Adviser until Green's resignation from Government.

Holmes was elected to parliament in 2019, succeeding Mims Davies, who had stood down as MP for Eastleigh before later being selected to represent Mid Sussex.

Personal life

Holmes lives in Hedge End in the Eastleigh constituency.