15 Facts About Andrew Selous

Andrew Edmund Armstrong Selous is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for South West Bedfordshire from 2001 until 2024, when the constituency was abolished.

Andrew Selous was born in Marylebone to Gerald and Mary Andrew Selous.

Andrew Selous was privately educated both at West Downs School and Eton College.

Andrew Selous then studied at the London School of Economics, receiving a BSc in Industry and Trade in 1984.

In 1981, Andrew Selous joined the Honourable Artillery Company as a soldier.

Andrew Selous was promoted to lieutenant on 1 October 1991.

Andrew Selous was transferred to the London Regiment on 20 April 1993.

Andrew Selous moved to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers in January 1996, thereby ending his active service.

Andrew Selous was first elected to the House of Commons in 2001, and had previously contested the Sunderland North seat in 1997.

Andrew Selous is a director and prominent member of the Conservative Christian Fellowship.

In 2006, Andrew Selous was promoted to Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions.

Andrew Selous attracted criticism in 2014 for reportedly stating at a Centre for Social Justice fringe meeting that "disabled people work harder because they're grateful to have a job".

Andrew Selous subsequently said that he had simply been trying to convey the message that disabled people were valued by employers, and his observation that disabled people often work harder was supported by a spokesperson for Disability Rights UK.

Andrew Selous was opposed to the Marriage Act 2013, arguing that it was directly contrary to what Jesus said.

Andrew Selous served as Second Church Estates Commissioner, responsible for representing the Church Commissioners in Parliament and in the General Synod of the Church of England, from 2020 to 2024.