Stuart Andrew
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Stuart James Andrew MP |
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| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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Assumed office 12 September 2016 |
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| Leader | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Chloe Smith |
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Member of Parliament for Pudsey |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Truswell |
| Majority | 4,501 (8.8%) |
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25 November 1971 Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative (pre 1998, 2000-); Labour (1998-2000) |
| Residence | Guiseley, West Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Website |
stuartandrew.com parliament..stuart-andrew |
Stuart James Andrew (born 25 November 1971) is a Welsh Conservative politician. His is the Member of Parliament for the Pudsey constituency in West Yorkshire.
He grew up in the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, and later attended Ysgol David Hughes in Menai Bridge. After leaving school he worked as a fundraiser for the British Heart Foundation. Before being elected to parliament he led the fundraising team for Martin House Hospice.
Andrew was first elected as a Conservative councillor in Wrexham in 1995. He then stood as a Conservative candidate in the 1997 Parliamentary election in Wrexham. In 1998 whilst still serving as a councillor he defected to the Labour Party, citing issues with the "direction of the party".
Two years after losing his council seat, he rejoined the Conservative Party and moved to Leeds. He served as a Leeds City Council Councillor from 2003–2010, initially representing the Aireborough ward, and following boundary changes representing the Guiseley and Rawdon ward. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Pudsey in the general election on 6 May 2010.
In October 2010, it was reported that Andrew joined the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. On 22 February 2012 Andrew was headbutted and punched in a House of Commons bar during a disturbance created by Scottish Labour MP Eric Joyce, but the Pudsey MP tweeted the next day that, "I'm OK."
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