Andrew Selous

Biography

Andrew served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation at the Ministry of Justice from July 2014 until July 2016. He was previously Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Education

He studied Industry and Trade at the London School of Economics, and served as an Officer in the Territorial Army for 12 years.

Career

Andrew was a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee and became an Opposition Whip in 2004. In 2006 he was appointed as Shadow Work and Pensions Minister. In 2010 he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Personal life

Andrew lives in his constituency with his wife and three daughters.

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• Government expands military benefits in response to Selous Report
  • 29 March 2021
  • Press release
• Second Church Estates Commissioner: Andrew Selous MP
  • 10 January 2020
  • Press release
• Businesses gather at Ford Prison to find out about employing ex-offenders
  • 12 May 2016
  • Press release
• Youth custody
  • 01 April 2016
  • Authored article
• Commercial governance
  • 14 March 2016
  • Written statement
• England and Wales PSPRB fifteenth report
  • 08 March 2016
  • Written statement
• North Wales' new prison named
  • 17 February 2016
  • News story
• Minister marks £2.5 billion employment and skills funding boost with visit to prison restaurant
  • 26 January 2016
  • Press release
• Prisoner transfer agreement with Ghana
  • 13 November 2015
  • Correspondence
• Wrexham prison pumps millions into economy of North Wales and gets set to become major employer
  • 09 November 2015
  • News story

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