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This article is about the MP for Arundel and South Downs. For the MP for Burton, see Andrew Griffiths (politician). For the American actor, see Andy Griffith.
Andrew John Griffith (born 23 February 1971)[1] is a British politician and former senior media executive who, since 2019,[2] has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Arundel and South Downs.
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Andrew Griffith | |
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Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation | |
Assumed office 13 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | George Freeman |
Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 27 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Richard Fuller |
Succeeded by | Bim Afolami |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 7 September 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
Preceded by | Lucy Frazer |
Succeeded by | Victoria Atkins |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports | |
In office 8 July 2022 – 7 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Mike Freer |
Succeeded by | Marcus Fysh |
Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit Minister for Policy | |
In office 3 February 2022 – 8 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Munira Mirza |
Succeeded by | Jamie Hope |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
In office 17 September 2021 – 3 February 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Alex Burghart Trudy Harrison |
Succeeded by | Joy Morrissey Lia Nici James Duddridge |
Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Nick Herbert |
Majority | 22,521 (36.7%) |
Prime Minister's Chief Business Adviser | |
In office 23 July 2019 – 12 December 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Alex Hickman |
Personal details | |
Born | (1971-02-23) 23 February 1971 (age 53) Bexleyheath, Kent |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Barbara Griffith (m. 1997) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Website | andrewgriffithmp.com |
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A member of the Conservative Party, Griffith has been Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation since November 2023.[3] Previously he served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports from July 2022 until September 2022,[4][5] 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.[6][7]