Sir Michael Cathel Fallon (born 14 May 1952) is a British politician of the Conservative Party who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sevenoaks from 1997 until 2019, having previously served as the MP for Darlington from 1983 to 1992. From 2014 to 2017, he was Secretary of State for Defence and a member of the National Security Council. He was previously Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party (2010–2012), Minister of State for Business and Enterprise (2012–2014), Minister of State for Energy (2013–2014), and Minister of State for Portsmouth (2014).