Andrew Selous
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Andrew Selous has been the Conservative Party MP for South West Bedforshire since 2001. Selous was appointed parliamentary under secretary of state, minister for prisons, probation and rehabilitation at the Ministry of Justice on 16 July 2014. [1]
In the 2015 general election, Selous was re-elected with a majority of 17,813. [2]
He has been assistant whip in HM Treasury since November 2014.
Background
Selous studied Industry and Trade at the London School of Economics, and served as an officer in the Territorial Army for 12 years. [1]
He was an opposition whip from 2004 to 2006, and a shadow minister for the Department for Work and Pensions from 2006 to 2010.[3]
Parliamentary career
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) Nov 2014 -
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) Jul 2014 -
- Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) Nov 2006 - May 2010
- Opposition Whip (Commons) Jun 2004 - Nov 2006
Select committee roles
- Environmental Audit Committee, Jul 2015 -
- Energy and Climate Change Committee, Nov 2012 - Mar 2015
- Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee), Jul 2011 - Dec 2011
- Public Accounts Committee, Jul 1989 - Oct 1990
- Treasury and Civil Service, Dec 1983 - Jan 1984
Affiliations
- Obesity All-Party Parliamentary Group
- All Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas, member
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andrew Selous GOV.UK, accessed 10 October 2014
- ↑ Andrew Selous Express, accessed 19 May 2015
- ↑ Andrew Selous, www.parliament.uk, accessed 9 November 2013.
