Andrew Selous | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Second Church Estates Commissioner | |
| In office 10 January 2020 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Dame Caroline Spelman |
| Succeeded by | Marsha de Cordova |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | |
| In office 15 July 2014 – 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Wright |
| Succeeded by | Sam Gyimah |
| Member of Parliament for South West Bedfordshire | |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | David Madel |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1962 Marylebone, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Harriet Marston |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Occupation | MP |
| Profession | Business, Industry, Trade |
| Website | andrewselous |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1981-1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Service number | 533612 |
| Unit | Honourable Artillery Company Royal Regiment of Fusiliers |
Andrew Edmund Armstrong Selous (/səˈluː/; born 27 April 1962)[1] is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Bedfordshire from 2001 until 2024, when the constituency was abolished. Selous stood for the new Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency however the seat was won by the Labour candidate Alex Mayer. Selous lives in Studham[2] in the constituency of Luton South.[3]
A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister of State for Prisons from 2014 to 2016 in the government of Prime Minister David Cameron.
- ^ The Public Whip (2019). "Andrew Selous compared to 'Homosexuality - Equal rights'". The Public Whip. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Leighton Buzzard's MP confirms he will stand again as general election announced
- ^ New parliamentary constituencies for Central Bedfordshire