18 Facts About Andrew Percy

Andrew Theakstone Percy was born on 18 September 1977 and is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Brigg and Goole from 2010 to 2024.

Andrew Percy was an active member of many groups in Parliament, including All Party Parliamentary Groups on Financial Education for Young People, Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire as well as being a member of the anti-European Union Better Off Out Group.

Andrew Percy attended the all-boys comprehensive William Gee School and is a politics graduate of the University of York and studied at Leeds University on a law conversion course Andrew Percy then worked as a secondary school history teacher in several schools, including in the United States and Canada.

Andrew Percy was a teacher at an infant school in Scunthorpe.

Andrew Percy served as a Director of Kingstown Works Ltd.

Andrew Percy contested the Yorkshire seat of Normanton in 2005, but was ultimately unsuccessful in defeating the Labour candidate, Ed Balls.

Andrew Percy was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Brigg and Goole in the 2010 general election by a majority of 5,147.

Andrew Percy is rated as one of the Conservatives' most rebellious MPs, and has voted with Labour on key issues such as loan sharking, Education Maintenance Allowance and student tuition fees.

Andrew Percy defended Israel's actions in the conflict, saying "Israel acts as we would", in relation to the provocation faced from Hamas.

In 2011, Andrew Percy called for a referendum on bringing back the death penalty.

Andrew Percy served as chairman of the All Party Yorkshire and North Lincs Group and as an officer of a number of other All Party Parliamentary groups, including Financial Education for Young People, The Commonwealth and on Global Education.

Andrew Percy is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Jews.

Andrew Percy was elected to the UK Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive in 2015 and was appointed to the Speaker's Panel of Chairs.

Andrew Percy announced that he would not return as Parliamentary Undersecretary of State and Minister for Local Growth and the Northern Powerhouse, stating that he wished to return to the backbenches.

When pressed for an explanation from his farming constituent, Andrew Percy declined to expand.

Andrew Percy participated in three other votes on the same day.

Andrew Percy converted to Judaism in March 2017, having been baptised into the Church of England.

Andrew Percy has identified with the Jewish community since primary school.