Andrew Griffith
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 Official portrait, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 31 August 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Kemi Badenoch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mel Stride | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nick Herbert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 12,134 (22.2%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Andrew John Griffith 23 February 1971 Bexleyheath, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Conservative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Griffith (m. 1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Nottingham (LLB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrew John Griffith (born 23 February 1971) is a British politician and former senior media executive who has served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2026. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Arundel and South Downs since 2019.
He was Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology from July to November 2024, and had previously been Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation from November 2023. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports from July 2022 until September 2022, 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. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade from November 2024 until August 2026.
Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Griffith served as the Chief financial officer and Chief operating officer of Sky, as well as Chairman of Just Eat.