Andrew Griffith

Andrew Griffith

MP
Official portrait, 2024
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Assumed office
31 August 2026
LeaderKemi Badenoch
Preceded byMel Stride
Previous shadow cabinet posts
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
In office
5 November 2024 – 31 August 2026
LeaderKemi Badenoch
Preceded byKevin Hollinrake
Succeeded byClaire Coutinho
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
In office
8 July 2024 – 5 November 2024
LeaderRishi Sunak
Preceded byPeter Kyle
Succeeded byAlan Mak
Junior ministerial offices
Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
In office
13 November 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byGeorge Freeman
Succeeded byThe Lord Vallance of Balham
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
In office
27 October 2022 – 13 November 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byRichard Fuller
Succeeded byBim Afolami
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
7 September 2022 – 27 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byLucy Frazer
Succeeded byVictoria Atkins
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports
In office
8 July 2022 – 7 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byMike Freer
Succeeded byMarcus Fysh
Further offices held
Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit
Minister for Policy
In office
3 February 2022 – 8 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byMunira Mirza
Succeeded byJamie Hope
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
17 September 2021 – 3 February 2022
Serving with Sarah Dines
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAlex Burghart
Trudy Harrison
Succeeded byJoy Morrissey
Lia Nici
James Duddridge
Prime Minister's Chief Business Adviser
In office
23 July 2019 – 12 December 2019
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAlex Hickman
Member of Parliament
for Arundel and South Downs
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byNick Herbert
Majority12,134 (22.2%)
Personal details
Born
Andrew John Griffith

(1971-02-23) 23 February 1971 (age 55)
Bexleyheath, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Barbara Griffith
​
(m. 1997)​
Children2
EducationUniversity of Nottingham (LLB)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • financial analyst
  • chartered accountant
Websitewww.andrewgriffith.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Andrew John Griffith (born 23 February 1971) is a British politician and former senior media executive who has been the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2026. He is 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. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade from November 2024 until August 2026.

References

  1. ↑ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  2. ↑ "Arundel & South Downs parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  3. ↑ "UK politics live: Lord Cameron resigns as Rishi Sunak announces interim shadow cabinet". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-08.

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