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[[Andrew Robathan]] is a Conservative MP and Minister of the Armed Forces.
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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]]
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'''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 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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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, and has been MP for South Leicestershire since 6 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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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>
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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.
  
He 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 since 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 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

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 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

  1. Lord Robathan profile, parliament.uk, accessed 9 February 2016
  2. Accessed 21 march 2018
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence, accessed 15 October 2012.
  4. EX-SAS man gets MoD job, The Sun, 15 May 2010.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rt Hon Andrew Robathan, parliament.uk, accessed 15 October 2012.
  6. Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013, Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.
  7. Reshuffle at-a-glance: In, out and moved about, BBC News, 15 July 2014.
  8. Dods, 'Arrivals, moves, departures', Civil Service World, 2 February 2016, accessed 5 February 2016