Jacques Arnold   DL (born 27 August 1947) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gravesham in Kent from 1987, when he succeeded Tim Brinton, until he lost his seat in the landslide 1997 election. He is now a consultant and lecturer on Latin American Affairs, and is the author of two book series on political and genealogical subjects. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent in January 2013.