Stuart Paul Anderson (born 17 July 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the member of parliament (MP) for South Shropshire since 2024.

Samuel was a corporal in the Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS) for 12 years, going on tours to Northern Ireland, Borneo and Oman before he returned to the UK and met Stuart's mother, Leslie, who was an army nurse.

[8] After leaving the army at the age of 25, Anderson worked in close protection for high-profile clients in the UK, Africa and the Middle East, including the Qatari prime minister Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani.

[12] Administrators said that Anderson, a director and major shareholder, had received £54,000 in illegal dividends "based on forecasted profits for a future period" that never materialised.

Anderson said that he lost his house and ended up needing to use a food bank as a result, stating, "It was painful, but I have never hid away from what happened and have spoken many times about it".

[14] Within a week of the collapse of his previous company,[5] Anderson founded another based on personal security, eTravelSafety,[15] of which he was "currently operating as CEO" at the time of the 2019 general election, according to his LinkedIn page.

The article also noted that whatever the next government decided should happen to EU-funded programmes such as the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, eTravelSafety was now guaranteed its share of EU money.

[16][non-primary source needed] Anderson was selected as the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Wolverhampton South West in December 2018.

[19] Following the election, he was named by The Guardian as one of the seven "most controversial" new Conservative MPs, due to his receipt of an illegal dividend as a director of a now defunct company.

Labour accused the Conservatives of voting to let children go hungry; Anderson said he opposed the motion, as he believed it was "the role of the wider welfare system to help families that require extra support" outside school term.

I believe that her economic position, her commitment to increasing defence spending to 3% of GDP, and her parliamentary experience make her the best option to lead our country".

[37][38] During Rishi Sunak's reshuffle in November 2023, Anderson was appointed Vice Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household,[39] a senior government whip post.