Shadow Minister for Birmingham

Andrew Mitchell MP, Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield

Andrew Mitchell MP is Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.

Andrew is 50, married with two young daughters. He was educated at Rugby and graduated from Cambridge where he studied history. Andrew was the President of the Cambridge Union in 1978. Before University, Andrew served in the Army (Royal Tank Regiment) before joining Lazard where he worked with British companies seeking large-scale overseas contracts.

He was elected as MP for Gedling in 1987 and re-elected in 1992, during this time he held office as a Government Whip and as Minister for Social Security. He also served as a Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1992 to 1993.

In 2001 he was elected as MP for Sutton Coldfield. Two years later, in November 2003, he was appointed a Shadow Minister for Economic Affairs. From September 2004 until the end of the Parliamentary term, he was Shadow Minister for Home Affairs. Following his re-election in May 2005 as MP for Sutton Coldfield, Andrew Mitchell was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.

Contact Andrew

email: andrewmitchellmp@parliament.uk

website: www.andrew-mitchell-mp.co.uk

telephone: 0121 354 2229

fax: 0121 321 1762

write to Andrew: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA