Jonathan Aitken, Irish-British journalist and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement

Jonathan William Patrick Aitken (born 30 August 1942) is a British former Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) (1974–1997), former Cabinet minister and Church of England parish priest. He was convicted of perjury in 1999 and received an 18-month prison sentence, of which he served seven months. After becoming a Christian, he later became the president of Christian Solidarity Worldwide and was ordained in the Church of England.