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[[File:Andrew Robathan1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Northern Ireland Minister of State, Andrew Robathan MP during a visit to the Belfast office of The Prince's Trust]] | [[File:Andrew Robathan1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Northern Ireland Minister of State, Andrew Robathan MP during a visit to the Belfast office of The Prince's Trust]] | ||
| − | '''Andrew Robathan''' was a [[Conservative Party]] member of | + | '''Andrew Robathan''' was a [[Conservative Party]] member of parliament (MP) and [[Northern Ireland Office]] Minister. He stepped down as an MP in April 2015. |
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| + | Robathan was appointed to the [[House of Lords]] as a [[Conservative Party]] peer in October 2015. <ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-robathan/334 Lord Robathan profile], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 9 February 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | Robathan is chairman of [[Gamekeeper PR]], a public relations firm focused on arts and culture according to his entry on the Lords' Register of Interests. <ref> Accessed 21 march 2018 </ref> | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
Robathan was born in 1951 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, and Oriel College, Oxford.<ref name="MODbio">[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Ministers/MinisterOfStateForTheArmedForces.htm Minister of State for the Armed Forces], Ministry of Defence, accessed 15 October 2012.</ref> | Robathan was born in 1951 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, and Oriel College, Oxford.<ref name="MODbio">[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Ministers/MinisterOfStateForTheArmedForces.htm Minister of State for the Armed Forces], Ministry of Defence, accessed 15 October 2012.</ref> | ||
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He served in the Coldstream Guards from 1974 to 1989 before leaving to pursue a career in politics. He served throughout the world and attended the [[Army Staff College, Camberley]].<ref name="MODbio">[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Ministers/MinisterOfStateForTheArmedForces.htm Minister of State for the Armed Forces], Ministry of Defence, accessed 15 October 2012.</ref> He commanded an [[SAS]] troop for two years.<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/election2010/2974206/Ex-SAS-man-Andrew-Robathan-gets-MoD-job.html EX-SAS man gets MoD job], ''The Sun'', 15 May 2010.</ref> | He served in the Coldstream Guards from 1974 to 1989 before leaving to pursue a career in politics. He served throughout the world and attended the [[Army Staff College, Camberley]].<ref name="MODbio">[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Ministers/MinisterOfStateForTheArmedForces.htm Minister of State for the Armed Forces], Ministry of Defence, accessed 15 October 2012.</ref> He commanded an [[SAS]] troop for two years.<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/election2010/2974206/Ex-SAS-man-Andrew-Robathan-gets-MoD-job.html EX-SAS man gets MoD job], ''The Sun'', 15 May 2010.</ref> | ||
| − | Robathan volunteered to rejoin the | + | Robathan volunteered to rejoin the army, January - April 1991, and served as Chief of Staff of the Prisoner of War Guard Force in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait.<ref name="MODbio">[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Ministers/MinisterOfStateForTheArmedForces.htm Minister of State for the Armed Forces], Ministry of Defence, accessed 15 October 2012.</ref> |
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| + | ==Political career== | ||
Robathan was a councillor in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham from 1990 to 1992.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andrew-robathan/25346 Rt Hon Andrew Robathan], parliament.uk, accessed 15 October 2012.</ref> | Robathan was a councillor in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham from 1990 to 1992.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andrew-robathan/25346 Rt Hon Andrew Robathan], parliament.uk, accessed 15 October 2012.</ref> | ||
| − | He was MP for Blaby 1992-2010 | + | He was MP for Blaby 1992-2010 and became MP for South Leicestershire in the May 2010 general election.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andrew-robathan/25346 Rt Hon Andrew Robathan], parliament.uk, accessed 15 October 2012.</ref> |
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| + | Robathan has served as PPS to [[Iain Sproat]] as Minister of State, Department of National Heritage 1995-97; Shadow Minister for: Trade and Industry 2002-03, International Development 2003, Defence 2004-05; Opposition Deputy Chief Whip 2005-10; Ministry of Defence: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans) 2010-12, Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 2012.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andrew-robathan/25346 Rt Hon Andrew Robathan], parliament.uk, accessed 15 October 2012.</ref> | ||
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| + | In October 2013, he was appointed as a minister of state at the [[Northern Ireland Office]].<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-7-october-2013 Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013], Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.</ref> | ||
| − | He | + | He left the government in July 2014<ref name="BBCReshuffle>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28303854 Reshuffle at-a-glance: In, out and moved about], BBC News, 15 July 2014.</ref> and stood down in the 2015 general election. |
| − | In | + | In February 2016, Robathan was appointed as a member of the Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Select Committee. <ref>[http://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/analysis/arrivals-moves-departures-latest-appointments-civil-service-politics-and-public-10 Dods, 'Arrivals, moves, departures'], ''Civil Service World'', 2 February 2016, accessed 5 February 2016</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 21 March 2018
Andrew Robathan was a Conservative Party member of parliament (MP) and Northern Ireland Office Minister. He stepped down as an MP in April 2015.
Robathan was appointed to the House of Lords as a Conservative Party peer in October 2015. [1]
Robathan is chairman of Gamekeeper PR, a public relations firm focused on arts and culture according to his entry on the Lords' Register of Interests. [2]
Background
Robathan was born in 1951 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, and Oriel College, Oxford.[3]
He served in the Coldstream Guards from 1974 to 1989 before leaving to pursue a career in politics. He served throughout the world and attended the Army Staff College, Camberley.[3] He commanded an SAS troop for two years.[4]
Robathan volunteered to rejoin the army, January - April 1991, and served as Chief of Staff of the Prisoner of War Guard Force in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait.[3]
Political career
Robathan was a councillor in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham from 1990 to 1992.[5]
He was MP for Blaby 1992-2010 and became MP for South Leicestershire in the May 2010 general election.[5]
Robathan has served as PPS to Iain Sproat as Minister of State, Department of National Heritage 1995-97; Shadow Minister for: Trade and Industry 2002-03, International Development 2003, Defence 2004-05; Opposition Deputy Chief Whip 2005-10; Ministry of Defence: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans) 2010-12, Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 2012.[5]
In October 2013, he was appointed as a minister of state at the Northern Ireland Office.[6]
He left the government in July 2014[7] and stood down in the 2015 general election.
In February 2016, Robathan was appointed as a member of the Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Select Committee. [8]
Notes
- ↑ Lord Robathan profile, parliament.uk, accessed 9 February 2016
- ↑ Accessed 21 march 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence, accessed 15 October 2012.
- ↑ EX-SAS man gets MoD job, The Sun, 15 May 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rt Hon Andrew Robathan, parliament.uk, accessed 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013, Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Reshuffle at-a-glance: In, out and moved about, BBC News, 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Dods, 'Arrivals, moves, departures', Civil Service World, 2 February 2016, accessed 5 February 2016
