Hamish Falconer

Hamish Nicholas Falconer (born 20 December 1985[1]) is a British Labour Party politician and former diplomat, who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln since 2024.

[2] He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan since July 2024.

Falconer worked in the UK government's Department for International Development from 2009 to 2013, and then the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until 2022.

[6] His diplomatic career centred on national security and humanitarian relief, including hostage recovery.

[7][8] Whilst in the Foreign Office, he spent a year at Yale University as a "World Fellow".