帕特里克·默瑟,英国上校和政治家
帕特里克·约翰·默瑟(Patrick John Mercer,1956 年 6 月 26 日-)是英国作家和前政治家。 He was elected as a Conservative in the 2001 general election, until resigning the party's parliamentary whip in May 2013 following questions surrounding paid advocacy, and was an Independent MP representing the constituency of Newark in Parliament until his resignation at the end of April 2014 when a标准委员会的报告建议将他停职六个月,理由是“持续和普遍违反众议院的规定”。从 2003 年到 2007 年,他担任保守党影子国土安全部长,当时大卫卡梅伦在发表有关种族主义的言论后强迫他辞职,卡梅伦认为这是不可接受的。默瑟经常评论国防和安全问题,曾在英国担任上校陆军和BBC记者。迄今为止,他已经写了四本军事小说,并且是维多利亚十字信托基金的赞助人。