Mike Martin (British politician)

Michael Peter Martin is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells since 2024. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he gained the seat vacated by the Conservative Greg Clark, who stood down at the 2024 election. Martin defeated Clark's successor candidate, Neil Mahapatra, by 23,661 votes to 14,974. Martin identifies as pro-European, internationalist, "explicitly pro-green", and as being in favour of a strong stance on defence.

He is an ex-soldier, military strategist, and author, and holds a Ph.D in War Studies from King's College London where he also works as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow.