Andrew is committed and energetic, with a wealth of political and business experience to bring to Burton and Uttoxeter.

Andrew Griffiths is 40, and lives in the Burton constituency. The youngest of five, he was born in Staffordshire. Before entering politics, he worked for his family-run Engineering business in the West Midlands. He understands the pressures on small businesses and what we need to support companies big and small across Burton and Uttoxeter. He later became a Manager with a High Street Banking and Property group.

Andrew has always been active in the local community, having been a school governor and helped to run a help-group for pensioners. He has a wealth of experience and knows how to get things done. He has been involved at the highest level of politics for many years, and was Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Conservative Party Eric Pickles MP. Andrew also has a passion for farming, and was the Conservative Party’s advisor on farming matters in Brussels, and worked on the European Inquiry into foot and mouth.

Andrew fought the European Elections in 2004 here in Burton and Uttoxeter as a candidate for the West Midlands. He previously fought the seat of Dudley North in the 2001 General Election. However, selected as the Conservative Party candidate for Burton and Uttoxeter in 2007, Andrew was elected as the Member of Parliament on 7 May 2010.

Andrew now serves as Secretary of the APPG for the Misuse of Drugs and Alcohol, Additional General Secretary of the APPG for Kashmir, and Vice Chairman of the APPG for Home Education.