21 Facts About Andrew Tyrie

Andrew Tyrie was described by Donald Macintyre of The Independent in 2013 as "the most powerful backbencher in the House of Commons", and by The Economist as a liberal conservative.

Andrew Tyrie was born at Rochford, Essex, on 15 January 1957.

Andrew Tyrie was educated at Felsted School and Trinity College, Oxford, where he read PPE, graduating in 1979.

Andrew Tyrie then attended the College of Europe in Bruges, where he received a postgraduate Certificate of Advanced European Studies, followed by Wolfson College, Cambridge, where he obtained the degree of MPhil.

Andrew Tyrie worked at the group head office of BP from 1981 to 1983.

Andrew Tyrie was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Chichester at the 1997 general election when Labour returned to government.

Andrew Tyrie refused to join the new leader's shadow cabinet due to ideological differences.

Andrew Tyrie has been a member of the Public Accounts Commission since 1997 and served on the 1922 Committee Executive between 2005 and 2006.

Andrew Tyrie is a Council Member of the Centre for Policy Studies.

Andrew Tyrie is a shareholder of the Veritas Asian Fund and Falcon Land Limited, and he sits on the Board of Directors of Rugby Estates.

On 10 June 2010, Andrew Tyrie was elected to chair the Treasury Select Committee, defeating original favourite Michael Fallon to succeed John McFall.

Andrew Tyrie was returned unopposed to the Treasury Select Committee chairmanship following the 2015 general election.

In December 2015, Andrew Tyrie rebelled against the Cameron government by opposing its motion to join the US-coalition in carrying out airstrikes against ISIS.

Andrew Tyrie's questioning during the January 2016 session of the committee was described in The Guardian as a "one-man opposition".

Andrew Tyrie, like Cameron, is a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Andrew Tyrie was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 EU membership referendum.

Andrew Tyrie has been a member of House of Commons select committees, including:.

Andrew Tyrie stood down as a Member of Parliament in 2017, deciding not to stand as a candidate in the snap general election.

However it was later speculated that Andrew Tyrie had been forced to stand down by CMA board members who had opposed his reformist agenda.

Andrew Tyrie was created a Life Peer on 12 June 2018, taking the title Baron Andrew Tyrie, of Chichester in the County of West Sussex.

Andrew Tyrie decided to sit in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated peer due to his role at the independent CMA.