Stuart James Andrew (born 25 November 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Daventry in Northamptonshire since 2024.
[1] He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society in September 2022 by Liz Truss.
[4] Andrew was first elected as a Conservative councillor to represent the Maesydre ward on Wrexham County Borough Council in 1995.
[10][11] On 22 February 2012 Andrew was headbutted and punched in a House of Commons bar during a disturbance created by Scottish Labour MP Eric Joyce,[12] tweeting the next day that "I'm OK".
[15] In a statement before the House of Commons on 12 March 2012, Joyce apologised personally to his victims, stated that he had resigned from the Labour Party, and that he intended to complete his current term as an MP but not seek re-election.
[16] In September 2012, Andrew brought forward a bill that would create a new power for governors to "destroy or otherwise dispose of any unauthorised property found within a prison or an escort vehicle".
[17] During the debates on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which he subsequently voted for, Andrew responded to comments from Gerald Howarth about "aggressive homosexuals" by telling of a time when he had been attacked in the street and beaten unconscious "because of who and what I am".
[19][20] In January 2016, Andrew was one of 72 MPs who voted down an amendment in Parliament on rental homes being "fit for human habitation" who were themselves landlords who derived an income from a property.
[39] On 8 September 2022, Andrew was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society.
[40] His role includes On 27 October 2022, Andrew was appointed to a second ministerial position, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities.
[43][44] During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Andrew expressed his support for the OneLove campaign by publicly wearing an armband at the England vs Wales game.