Andrew Griffiths | |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 13 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Margot James |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Tolhurst |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 9 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Mel Stride |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Adams |
| Member of Parliament for Burton | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Janet Dean |
| Succeeded by | Kate Griffiths |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1970 Dudley, Staffordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | andrewgriffithsmp.com |
Andrew James Griffiths (born 19 October 1970) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Burton from 2010 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he was succeeded by his estranged wife, Kate Griffiths.
During his parliamentary career, Griffiths was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from January 2018. He resigned in July 2018 after the Sunday Mirror reported that he had sent up to 2,000 sexually explicit text messages to two female constituents.