Tobias Ellwood
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Tobias Ellwood MP |
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Ellwood in 2014
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Minister for the Middle East and Africa | |
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Assumed office 15 July 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Hugh Robertson |
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Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | David Atkinson |
| Majority | 14,612 (32.6%) |
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12 August 1966 New York City |
| Nationality |
British American |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Ryan Ellwood |
| Alma mater | Loughborough University, London Business School. Ellwood completed the senior executive course in National and International Studies at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.tobiasellwood.com |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Green Jackets |
| Years of service | 1991–1996 |
| Rank | Captain |
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Tobias Martin Ellwood (born 12 August 1966, New York City) is a British-AmericanConservative Party politician, author, and soldier. He served in the Royal Green Jackets and reached the rank of Captain. He currently serves as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth East and as UK Government Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Born in New York City, Ellwood was educated at schools in Bonn and Vienna. He attended Loughborough University from 1985–90, graduating with a BA (Hons) degree, and the Cass Business School at City University from 1997–8, where he received a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA).
After university, Ellwood served in the British Army with the Royal Green Jackets from 1991. He left the Army with the rank of Captain in 1996. After resigning his commission he became a researcher to the Conservative MP Tom King. He was elected Chairman of the Hertfordshire South West Conservative Association for a year in 1998, and has been a senior business manager with the since 1999.
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