Tobias Ellwood

Tobias Ellwood
Official portrait, 2022
Chair of the Defence Select Committee
In office
29 January 2020 – 14 September 2023
Preceded byJulian Lewis
Succeeded byRobert Courts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel
In office
14 June 2017 – 26 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byMark Lancaster
Succeeded byJohnny Mercer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
In office
16 July 2016 – 13 June 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byJames Duddridge
Succeeded byRory Stewart
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Middle East and North Africa
In office
15 July 2014 – 13 June 2017
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byHugh Robertson
Succeeded byAlistair Burt
Member of Parliament
for Bournemouth East
In office
5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byDavid Atkinson
Succeeded byTom Hayes
Personal details
Born
Tobias Martin Ellwood

(1966-08-12) 12 August 1966 (age 58)
New York City, US
NationalityBritish and American
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Hannah Ryan
(m. 2005)
Children2
Alma materLoughborough University (BA)
City, University of London (MBA)
Websitewww.tobiasellwood.com
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1989–1991 (reserve)
1991–1996 (regular)
1996–present (reserve)
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitRoyal Green Jackets
Army Reserve Reinforcement Group (reserve)

Lieutenant Colonel Tobias Martin Ellwood VR (born 12 August 1966) is a former British Conservative Party politician and soldier who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth East from 2005 to 2024. He chaired the Defence Select Committee from 2020 to 2023, and was Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel at the Ministry of Defence from 2017 to 2019. Prior to his political career, Ellwood served in the Royal Green Jackets and reached the rank of captain. He transferred to the Army Reserve and has gone on to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel in the 77th Brigade.