Andrew Bowie (politician)

Andrew Bowie
MP
Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017
Member of Parliament
for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Assumed office
9 June 2017
Preceded by Stuart Donaldson
Majority 7,949 (15.2%)
Personal details
Born Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Britannia Royal Naval College
University of Aberdeen
Website https://www.andrewbowie.org.uk/

Andrew Bowie MP (born Arbroath, 28 May 1987) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine since the 2017 general election,[1] when he unseated the incumbent Scottish National Party MP Stuart Donaldson.[2]

Early life and education

Bowie was educated at Inverurie Academy.[3]He read History and Politics at the University of Aberdeen, becoming active in the University of Aberdeen Conservative and Unionist Association, ultimately becoming the Chairman of the association. Bowie then attended Britannia Royal Naval College before serving as an officer in the Royal Navy.[4]

Political career

He began his political career as an assistant to the Conservative MEP Ian Duncan and then worked for Liam Kerr, who was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2016.[4]

Bowie was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in February 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Bowie MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  2. ↑ Davidson, Peter (9 June 2017). "Bowie says 'people have spoken' after landslide win in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine". Evening Express. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  3. ↑ Bowie, Andrew. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Who are Scotland's new MPs?". BBC News. 9 June 2017.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Stuart Donaldson		 Member of Parliament
for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
2017–present		 Incumbent


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