1. Andrew John Griffith was born on 23 February 1971 and is a British Conservative Party politician and former senior media executive who has been Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade since November 2024 and Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs since 2019.
Andrew Griffith was Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology from July to November 2024.
Andrew Griffith served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports from July 2022 until September 2022, as Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit from February 2022 to July 2022, and as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 2022 to 2023.
Andrew Griffith was born on 23 February 1971 in Bexleyheath.
In 2018, Andrew Griffith won The Sunday Times' NED Award for FTSE all-share following his work as senior non-executive director and Chairman at Just Eat.
Andrew Griffith is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society and was co-chairman of its 2017 Cambridge convention.
Andrew Griffith is a former chairman of the advisory board at the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.
In 2019, Andrew Griffith stepped down from his roles at Sky and Just Eat to become Johnson's chief business adviser, based at 10 Downing Street, taking on the role in July 2019.
Andrew Griffith stood down from his role as the Prime Minister's chief business adviser upon his election to Parliament.
On 17 September 2021, Andrew Griffith was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, alongside Sarah Dines, in the second Cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry.
Andrew Griffith is the founder of and, until his appointment as Minister, co-chaired with the Lord Rees of Ludlow, Astronomer Royal, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies.
On 3 February 2022, Andrew Griffith became Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office and Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit, following the resignation of Munira Mirza.
On 6 June 2022, after a vote of no confidence in the leadership of Boris Johnson was called, Andrew Griffith announced that he would be supporting the Prime Minister.
Andrew Griffith was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for International Trade on 8 July 2022.
Andrew Griffith was amongst the first public backers of Kemi Badenoch in the 2024 Conservative Leadership contest.
Andrew Griffith was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade on 5th November 2024.
Andrew Griffith married Barbara, a volunteer charity worker, in 1997; they have a son and daughter.
Andrew Griffith has a residence in his constituency of Arundel and South Downs since 2010.
Andrew Griffith has cited Lord Young of Graffham, a long-time mentor of his, as one of his heroes.
Andrew Griffith was admitted as a freeman of the City of London on 3 September 2024 in recognition of his contribution to the UK's financial services sector.