Andrew Lewer

Andrew Lewer
MBE
Member of Parliament
for Northampton South
In office
8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byDavid Mackintosh
Succeeded byMike Reader
Member of the European Parliament for East Midlands
In office
1 July 2014 – 8 June 2017
Preceded byBill Newton Dunn
Succeeded byRupert Matthews
Leader of Derbyshire County Council
In office
June 2009 – May 2013
Preceded byJohn Williams
Succeeded byAnne Western
Member of Derbyshire County Council for Ashbourne
In office
5 May 2005 – 7 May 2015
Preceded byR Caswell
Succeeded byStephen Bull
Personal details
Born (1971-07-18) 18 July 1971 (age 52)
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materNewcastle University
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11784.
  2. ^ "European Parliament MEPs: Andrew Lewer". European Parliament. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ^ "vote 2014 – East Midlands". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Scrap 6 Months campaign discussed in Parliament". Motor Neurone Disease Association. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Venezuela APPG". Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Independent Education APPG". Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Devolution APPG". Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Publishing APPG". The All Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. ^ "SME Housebuilding APPG". Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  10. ^ "APPG for the Private Rented Sector".
  11. ^ "Levelling Up, Housing and Communties Select Committee Membership".
  12. ^ "Education Select Committee Membership".