Andrew Lewer | |
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Member of Parliament for Northampton South | |
In office 8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | David Mackintosh |
Succeeded by | Mike Reader |
Member of the European Parliament for East Midlands | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 8 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Bill Newton Dunn |
Succeeded by | Rupert Matthews |
Leader of Derbyshire County Council | |
In office June 2009 – May 2013 | |
Preceded by | John Williams |
Succeeded by | Anne Western |
Member of Derbyshire County Council for Ashbourne | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | R Caswell |
Succeeded by | Stephen Bull |
Personal details | |
Born | Burnley, Lancashire, England | 18 July 1971
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Newcastle University |
Website | www.andrewlewer.com |
Andrew Iain Lewer[1] MBE (born 18 July 1971 in Burnley, Lancashire[2]) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Northampton South from 2017 to 2024, and as Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands from 2014 to 2017.[3]
He lost his seat in the 2024 General Election to Mike Reader of the Labour Party
He was the Chairman of 7 All Party Parliamentary Groups, including Motor Neurone Disease,[4] Venezuela,[5] Independent Education,[6] Devolution,[7] Publishing,[8] SME Housebuilders,[9] and the Private Rented Sector.[10] He was also a member of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee, as well as the Education Select Committee.[11][12]