Andrew Robathan
The Lord Robathan | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 7 October 2013 – 14 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Mike Penning |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Murrison |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Nick Harvey |
| Succeeded by | Mark Francois |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare and Veterans | |
| In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Kevan Jones |
| Succeeded by | Mark Francois |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 9 November 2015 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire Blaby (1992–2010) | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nigel Lawson |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Costa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1951 Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Rachael Maunder (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1974–1989 (British Army) |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards Special Air Service |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War |
Andrew Robert George Robathan, Baron Robathan, PC (born 17 July 1951) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Leicestershire (previously Blaby) in Leicestershire as well as a government minister.
In September 2014 Robathan announced he would stand down at the 2015 general election, and was nominated for a life peerage in 2015 Dissolution Honours, being created Baron Robathan, of Poultney in the County of Leicestershire, on 13 October 2015.