Robert Seely | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight | |
| In office 8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Turner |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| In office 7 January 2019 – 16 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Craig Tracey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Marylebone, London, England[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relatives | J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone (great-great-uncle) |
| Residence(s) | Brighstone, Isle of Wight |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Website | www.bobseely.org.uk |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Captain |
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Robert William Henry Seely[2] MBE (born 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight from 2017 until the constituency was split in two in 2024.[3]
Seely is a former journalist and soldier. From 1990 to 1995, he worked as a foreign correspondent in the USSR and in post-Soviet states. From 2008 to 2017, he served in the British Armed Forces on the Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and ISIS campaigns.[4] In the 2024 general election, he stood for the new Isle of Wight West constituency but was defeated.
- ^ "Robert William H Seely". FamilySearch. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Isle of Wight Council. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Wallace, Mark (5 May 2017). "Seely wins Isle of Wight selection". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "About Bob Seely". Bob Seely MP. Retrieved 25 April 2022.