Stuart Andrew

Stuart James Andrew (born 25 November 1971) is a Welsh politician serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society since September 2022 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities since October 2022. Andrew previously served as Government Deputy Chief Whip from 2020 to 2022, Minister of State for Housing from February to July 2022, and Minister of State for Prisons and Probation from July to September 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Pudsey since 2010.

Stuart Andrew
Official portrait, 2021
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society
Assumed office
8 September 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byNigel Huddleston
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities
Assumed office
27 October 2022
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byThe Baroness Stedman-Scott
Minister of State for Prisons and Probation
In office
8 July 2022  7 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byVictoria Atkins
Succeeded byRob Butler
Minister of State for Housing
In office
8 February 2022  6 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byChris Pincher
Succeeded byMarcus Jones
Government Deputy Chief Whip
Treasurer of the Household
In office
13 February 2020  8 February 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAmanda Milling
Succeeded byChris Pincher
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
28 July 2019  13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byCraig Whittaker
Succeeded byMarcus Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
In office
19 July 2018  28 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byGuto Bebb
Succeeded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office
9 January 2018  19 July 2018
LeaderTheresa May
Preceded byGuto Bebb
Succeeded byMims Davies
Member of Parliament
for Pudsey
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byPaul Truswell
Majority3,517 (6.5%)
Personal details
Born (1971-11-25) 25 November 1971
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Political partyConservative (before 1998, 2000–present)
Other political
affiliations
Labour (1998–2000)
EducationYsgol David Hughes
Websitestuartandrew.org.uk

Andrew was born in Anglesey, Wales. He was a councillor on Wrexham County Borough Council from 1995 to 1999. Elected as a Conservative, he defected to the Labour Party in 1998 before rejoining the Conservative Party in 2000. He was a councillor on Leeds City Council from 2003 to 2010. He was elected for Pudsey at the 2010 general election. He served as Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons from 2020 to 2022 when he was appointed Minister of State for Housing.

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