Andrew Bowie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 5 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Kemi Badenoch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Lamont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament forWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Stuart Donaldson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 3,441 (7.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Andrew Campbell Bowie (1987-05-28)28 May 1987 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Scottish Conservatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Madeleine Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Britannia Royal Naval College University of Aberdeen (MA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Royal NavyRoyal Naval Reserve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2007–10 2022–[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrew Campbell Bowie (born 28 May 1987) is a ScottishConservative politician who has been theMember of Parliament (MP) forWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine since2017.[2][3] He previously served asParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nuclear and Networks from 2023 to 2024.[a][4] He has served asShadow Secretary of State for Scotland since November 2024.
Bowie also served as Shadow Veterans Minister and Shadow Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero from July to November 2024.[5][6]
Andrew Bowie was born on 28 May 1987 inArbroath.[7] He spent his early childhood inAlford, before moving toInverurie, and was educated at Market Place School andInverurie Academy inAberdeenshire.[7][8] While studying at Inverurie Academy, Bowie was chosen to join theNational Youth Orchestra of Scotland, playing the violin.[9] After leaving school, he joined theRoyal Navy and attendedBritannia Royal Naval College before serving as an officer, remaining on the rank ofSub-Lieutenant.
After leaving the navy, Bowie studied History and Politics at theUniversity of Aberdeen, where he was a member of theAberdeen University Royal Naval Unit and where he was elected Chairman of theUniversity of Aberdeen Conservative and Unionist Association for the 2012/13 academic year.[10]
After graduating from theUniversity of Aberdeen, Bowie was employed as a Military Projects Coordinator for theWesthill-based diving equipment supplierDivex. Bowie left Divex in January 2014 to assume a post as the North Scotland Campaign Manager for theScottish Conservative and Unionist Party, and was seconded to theBetter Together campaign for the duration of the2014 Scottish Independence Referendum.
Following the referendum, Bowie transitioned to parliamentary politics by serving as a senior advisor to theConservativeMEPIan Duncan. Following the2016 Scottish Parliament election, Bowie was hired as office manager toLiam Kerr, who was elected as theScottish Conservative and UnionistMSP for theNorth East Scotland region.[10] In 2016, while working for Kerr, he was forced to apologise to a female SNP councillor to whom he accidentally sent an offensive email.[11][12]
At the snap2017 general election, Bowie was elected to Parliament as MP forWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine with 47.9% of the vote and a majority of 7,950.[13][14][15]
From October 2017 until June 2018, he was a member of theWork and Pensions Select Committee.
In February 2018, Bowie was appointedParliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to theDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport underMatt Hancock, and later underJeremy Wright.[16]
In December 2018, he was promoted toParliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister byTheresa May until her resignation in July 2019.[17]
In July 2019, Bowie was appointed as one of six vice-chairmen of the Conservative Party and was responsible for theYoung Conservatives.[18]
Bowie was re-elected as MP for West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine at the2019 general election with a decreased vote share of 42.7% and a decreased majority of 843 votes.[19][20][21][22]
In November 2021, Bowie announced he would resign as a vice-chairman of the Conservative Party once a replacement was selected, soon after theforced resignation of Owen Paterson from the party, giving the reason "to focus on representing my constituents in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine".[23][24]
From October 2022 to February 2023, Bowie was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports) at the Department for International Trade working forKemi Badenoch.[25]
In 2023, he campaigned against energy pylons in his constituency, describing it as a "priority of mine."[26][27]
Bowie was again re-elected at the2024 general election, with a decreased vote share of 35.6% and an increased majority of 3,441 votes.[28]
He is married to Madeleine Clarke, who is originally from Stockholm, and lives inAboyne, Aberdeenshire. They have a daughter, Emily, born 18 August 2022.[29][8]
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