Chris Coghlan (politician)

Christopher Austin Francis Coghlan is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Dorking and Horley since 2024. He previously co-founded the Renew Party in 2017.

Early life
Coghlan grew up in Peaslake, a village near Guildford. He graduated from King's College London in 2001. He later completed a Masters in finance at London Business School in 2012 and a Master of Public Administration at Harvard Kennedy School in 2014. He is a former Foreign and Commonwealth Office anti-terror officer.

Coghlan stood as an independent candidate in Battersea in the 2017 general election. He was elected to Mole Valley District Council in 2021 as a Liberal Democrat.