Aaron Cameron Thomas (born December 1982) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been a Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury since the 2024 general election.
Aaron Cameron Thomas was born in December 1982. He joined the Royal Air Force at the age of 17, initially within the ranks and later served as a Commissioned Officer. He served several operational tours which included Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and the Falkland Islands. Thomas also served heavily in the training environment, including a tour as a Drill Instructor, training 1000 recruits over 3 years, before resigning his commission, as a Flight lieutenant, to enter politics.
In August 2021, Thomas's team helped to plan the British withdrawal from Afghanistan. Later that year, Thomas was deployed to East Midlands NHS, where he planned and delivered the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines across Leicestershire and Rutland.
In the 2024 general election, Cameron stood as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Tewkesbury against the Conservative incumbent Laurence Robertson. He was successfully elected with a majority of 6,262 on a swing of 24.5% from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. Thomasâ election marked the first time since 1885 that Tewkesbury has had a non-Conservative MP.
Thomas made his maiden speech in Parliament on 18 July 2024 in the KingâÂÂs Speech Debate. He was the first of the 57 newly elected Liberal Democrat MPs to make a maiden speech. In his maiden speech, Thomas spoke about his experience serving in the Royal Air Force, his family history of military service and his priorities as a member of parliament, including defence, the climate emergency and proportional representation.
Thomas serves on the House of Commons' Committee for Culture, Media and Sport which is responsible for scrutinising the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, including bodies like the BBC. Thomas served as a member of the Environmental Audit Committee which considers the extent to which the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development.
In March 2025, Thomas travelled to Ukraine to deliver aid to areas near the front line. Speaking to the BBC following the trip, Thomas paid tribute to the âÂÂresilience and resolve of the Ukrainian people, and their adoration for the British and the support weâÂÂve been giving them.âÂÂ. Thomasâ participation in the aid convoy led to him being sanctioned by Russia for âÂÂfabricating anti-Russian narrativesâÂÂ. Two months after the trip, Thomas was accused of sending intimate WhatsApp messages to a Ukrainian translator while on the trip, with the woman claiming to feel uncomfortable regarding the nature of the messages; he denied any wrongdoing.