Andrew Tyrie
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Andrew Guy Tyrie is a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
. He is the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Chichester
, and was first elected in the 1997 general election
. He had previously been a special adviser at HM Treasury
and is the current Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, having taken up the role on 10 June 2010.
and Trinity College, Oxford
, where he received an MA in PPE
in 1979. He then went to the College of Europe
in Bruges
, earning a postgraduate Certificate of Advanced European Studies
(equivalent to a master's degree), followed by Wolfson College, Cambridge
, where he obtained an MPhil
. Tyrie worked at the group head office of BP
from 1981-3. From 1990-1, he was a Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford
, then a senior economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
from 1992-7.
, Tyrie has been involved locally, namely in supporting campaigns including the movement to prevent the Accident and Emergency Department at St Richard's Hospital
from being downgraded. He is Founder and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition, a group of politicians in the UK Parliament established in December 2005 to examine the issue of extraordinary rendition
and related issues. Tyrie has been a member of the Public Accounts Commission
since 1997 and served in the 1922 Committee Executive
between 2005-06. He served in Michael Howard
's shadow cabinet
as Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
between November 2003-March 4 and Shadow Paymaster General between March 2004 - May 5. He has been a member of many select committees, namely the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills
(1997–2001), the Public Administration Select Committee
(1997–2001), the Treasury Select Committee (2001–03; 09-; Chairman as of 2010), the Treasury Sub-Committee (2001–04), the Constitutional Affairs Committee
/Justice Select Committee (2005–2010), the Joint Committee on Conventions (2006), the Reform of the House of Commons Committee (2009–10), Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills
(2009-; Chairman as of 2010) and the Liaison Committee
(2010-). On 10 June 2010, Tyrie was elected to chair the Treasury Select Committee, beating original favourite Michael Fallon
to succeed John McFall. He also represents the United Kingdom
in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Mr Tyrie is also a council member of the Centre for Policy Studies
.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. He is the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Chichester
Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)
Chichester is a county constituency in West Sussex, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, and was first elected in the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
. He had previously been a special adviser at HM Treasury
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
and is the current Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, having taken up the role on 10 June 2010.
Early life
Tyrie was educated at Felsted SchoolFelsted School
Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...
and Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
, where he received an MA in PPE
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Philosophy, politics, and economics is a popular interdisciplinary undergraduate/graduate degree which combines study from the three disciplines...
in 1979. He then went to the College of Europe
College of Europe
The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with the main campus in Bruges, Belgium...
in Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
, earning a postgraduate Certificate of Advanced European Studies
Certificate of Advanced European Studies
The Certificate of Advanced European Studies is a postgraduate qualification, equivalent to a master's degree, that was awarded by the College of Europe, a postgraduate elite school in Bruges, Belgium, from its foundation in 1949 until the late 1980s, upon completion of its 1-year programme...
(equivalent to a master's degree), followed by Wolfson College, Cambridge
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Wolfson is one of a small number of Cambridge colleges which admit only students over the age of 21. The majority of students at the college are postgraduates, with around 15% studying undergraduate...
, where he obtained an MPhil
Master of Philosophy
The Master of Philosophy is a postgraduate research degree.An M.Phil. is a lesser degree than a Doctor of Philosophy , but in many cases it is considered to be a more senior degree than a taught Master's degree, as it is often a thesis-only degree. In some instances, an M.Phil...
. Tyrie worked at the group head office of BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
from 1981-3. From 1990-1, he was a Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford
Nuffield College, Oxford
Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology. It is a research centre in the social sciences...
, then a senior economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Founded in 1991, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Its mission was to support the formerly communist countries in the process of establishing their...
from 1992-7.
Parliamentary career
Tyrie contested Houghton and Washington in 1992. As Member of Parliament for ChichesterChichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
, Tyrie has been involved locally, namely in supporting campaigns including the movement to prevent the Accident and Emergency Department at St Richard's Hospital
St Richard's Hospital
St Richard's Hospital is a medium-sized District General Hospital located in Chichester, West Sussex, England. Originally built in 1938 and expanded during World War II the hospital is located to the north of Spitalfield Lane in the northeast of the city. It has approximately 430 beds, including...
from being downgraded. He is Founder and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition, a group of politicians in the UK Parliament established in December 2005 to examine the issue of extraordinary rendition
Extraordinary rendition
Extraordinary rendition is the abduction and illegal transfer of a person from one nation to another. "Torture by proxy" is used by some critics to describe situations in which the United States and the United Kingdom have transferred suspected terrorists to other countries in order to torture the...
and related issues. Tyrie has been a member of the Public Accounts Commission
Public Accounts Commission
The Public Accounts Commission is a body created under the National Audit Act 1983 to audit the National Audit Office, i.e., to watch the watchers.-Composition:...
since 1997 and served in the 1922 Committee Executive
1922 Committee
In British politics, the 1922 Committee is a committee of Conservative Members of Parliament. Voting membership is limited to backbench MPs although frontbench Conservative MPs have an open invitation to attend meetings. While the party was in opposition, frontbench MPs other than the party leader...
between 2005-06. He served in Michael Howard
Michael Howard
Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne, CH, QC, PC is a British politician, who served as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005...
's shadow cabinet
Shadow Cabinet of Michael Howard
The Shadow Cabinets appointed by Michael Howard, a Conservative, are listed below.-Shadow Cabinet :*Rt. Hon. Michael Howard QC MP — Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and Leader of the British Conservative Party...
as Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the British Treasury. It is the 4th most significant Ministerial role within the Treasury after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the Paymaster General...
between November 2003-March 4 and Shadow Paymaster General between March 2004 - May 5. He has been a member of many select committees, namely the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills
Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills
The Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills is a joint select committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Committee was first established in 1894 with a remit to consider consolidation bills...
(1997–2001), the Public Administration Select Committee
Public Administration Select Committee
The Public Administration Select Committee is a Select Committee appointed by the British House of Commons to examine the reports of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and to consider matters relating to the quality and standards of administration provided by civil service departments,...
(1997–2001), the Treasury Select Committee (2001–03; 09-; Chairman as of 2010), the Treasury Sub-Committee (2001–04), the Constitutional Affairs Committee
Constitutional Affairs Committee
The Commons Constitutional Affairs Committee of the United Kingdom was a select committee of the House of Commons which looked into the expenditure, policy and administration of the Department for Constitutional Affairs and associated public bodies...
/Justice Select Committee (2005–2010), the Joint Committee on Conventions (2006), the Reform of the House of Commons Committee (2009–10), Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills
Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills
The Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills is a select committee of both the House of Commons and House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to scrutinise bills intended to make the language of tax law simpler, while preserving the effect of the existing...
(2009-; Chairman as of 2010) and the Liaison Committee
Liaison Committee
The Liaison Committee is a topical committee of the British House of Commons, the lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament. The committee consists of the Chairmen of the 32 Commons Select Committees and the chairman of the Joint Committee on Human Rights....
(2010-). On 10 June 2010, Tyrie was elected to chair the Treasury Select Committee, beating original favourite Michael Fallon
Michael Fallon
For the American Physician / Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives see Mike FallonMichael Cathel Fallon is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks, and as of September 2010 the deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party.-Early life:Michael Fallon...
to succeed John McFall. He also represents the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Mr Tyrie is also a council member of the Centre for Policy Studies
Centre for Policy Studies
The Centre for Policy Studies is a British right wing policy think tank whose goal is to promote coherent and practical public policy, to roll back the state, reform public services, support communities, and challenge threats to Britain’s independence...
.
External links
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Andrew Tyrie MP
- Contributor page at The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Andrew Tyrie MP
- The Public Whip - Andrew Tyrie MP voting record
- Parliament.uk - Andrew Tyrie MP profile
- Profile at BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
Democracy Live - Index of articles he's written at Journalisted
- All Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition