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| office = Vice President of the [[NATO Parliamentary Assembly]]
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| name = Alec Shelbrooke
| term_start = 23 November 2024
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| predecessor = [[Jeremy Quin]]
| term_start1 = 19 July 2024
| successor = [[Alex Chalk]]
| term_end1 = 5 November 2024
| term_start = 7 September 2022
| leader1 = [[Rishi Sunak]]
| term_end = 26 October 2022
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| office2 = [[Leeds City Council]]lor<br />for [[Harewood (ward)|Harewood]] Ward
| term_start2 = [[2004 Leeds City Council election|2004]]
| office2 = [[Minister of State for Defence Procurement]]
| term_end2 = [[2010 Leeds City Council election|2010]]
| term_start2 = 7 September 2022
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| primeminister2 = [[Liz Truss]]<br>[[Rishi Sunak]]
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| successor2 = Matthew Robinson
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| office3 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)|Wetherby and Easingwold]]<br />{{nobold|[[Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)|Elmet and Rothwell]] (2010–2024)}}
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| nationality = British
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| spouse = Susan Shelbrooke
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)|Elmet and Rothwell]]
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'''Sir Alec Edward Shelbrooke''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep,|size=100%|KBE|MP}} (born 10 January 1976) is a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician who has been [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)|Elmet and Rothwell]] since [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-251667|title=Shelbrooke, Rt Hon. Alec (Edward), (born 10 Jan. 1976), PC 2019; MP (C) Elmet and Rothwell, since 2010|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U251667|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> He served as [[Minister of State for Defence Procurement]] in the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] from September 2022 to October 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: September 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2022 |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>
'''Sir Alec Edward Shelbrooke''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KBE}} (born 10 January 1976) is a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician who has been [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)|Wetherby and Easingwold]] since 2024 and for [[Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)|Elmet and Rothwell]] between 2010 and 2024.<ref name="WW">{{Who's Who |title=Shelbrooke, Rt Hon. Alec (Edward) |year=2023 |id=U251667 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U251667}}</ref> He previously served as [[Minister of State for Defence Procurement]] in the [[Truss ministry]] from September to October 2022.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: September 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2022 |access-date=7 September 2022 |website=GOV.UK }}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Born in 1976 in [[Bromley]], South London,{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Shelbrooke was educated at [[St George's Church of England School]] in [[Gravesend]]{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}, and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from [[Brunel University]] in 1998.<ref name=aboutalec>{{cite web|url=http://www.alecshelbrooke.co.uk/about-alec/|title=About Alec|publisher=page from official website|access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref> After leaving university, joined the Royal Navy before taking a job as a project manager at the [[University of Leeds]].<ref name=aboutalec/>

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Born in 1976 in [[Bromley]], South London,{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Shelbrooke was educated at [[St George's Church of England School|Saint George's Church of England Comprehensive School]], Gravesend{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}, and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from [[Brunel University]] in 1998.<ref name=aboutalec>{{cite web|url=http://www.alecshelbrooke.co.uk/about-alec/|title=About Alec|publisher=page from official website|access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref> After leaving university, Shelbrooke worked as a kitchen and bathroom fitter, and later as a project administrator at the [[University of Leeds]].<ref name=aboutalec/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
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He has fought four local government elections (being elected to [[Leeds City Council]] in [[2004 Leeds City Council election|2004]] and re-elected in [[2006 Leeds City Council election|2006]] as Councillor for [[Harewood (ward)|Harewood]] Ward) and unsuccessfully stood in [[Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Wakefield]] at the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 General Election]]. He was Deputy Chairman of Elmet Conservative Association from 2001 to 2004.<ref name="Profile">{{cite news|url=http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Elmet+%26+Rothwell/Alec+Shelbrooke|title=Profile|work=telegraph.co.uk|access-date=7 May 2010|location=London}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
He has fought four local government elections (being elected to [[Leeds City Council]] in [[2004 Leeds City Council election|2004]] and re-elected in [[2006 Leeds City Council election|2006]] as Councillor for [[Harewood (ward)|Harewood]] Ward) and unsuccessfully stood in [[Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Wakefield]] at the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 General Election]]. He was Deputy Chairman of Elmet Conservative Association from 2001 to 2004.<ref name="Profile">{{cite news|url=http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Elmet+%26+Rothwell/Alec+Shelbrooke|title=Profile|work=telegraph.co.uk|access-date=7 May 2010|location=London}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


After entering parliament, in November 2010 Shelbrooke was confirmed as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] (PPS) to Minister of State for Transport [[Theresa Villiers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2010/11/twelve-more-of-the-2010-intake-appointed-as-ppss.html?cid=6a00d83451b31c69e20133f5c574e9970b|title=Twelve more of the 2010 intake appointed as PPSs|last=Isaby|first=Jonathan|date=11 November 2010|work=Tory Diary|publisher=Conservative Party|access-date=15 November 2010}}</ref>
After entering Parliament, in November 2010 Shelbrooke was appointed the [[parliamentary private secretary]] (PPS) to [[Theresa Villiers]], Minister of State for Transport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2010/11/twelve-more-of-the-2010-intake-appointed-as-ppss.html?cid=6a00d83451b31c69e20133f5c574e9970b|title=Twelve more of the 2010 intake appointed as PPSs|last=Isaby|first=Jonathan|date=11 November 2010|work=Tory Diary|publisher=Conservative Party|access-date=15 November 2010}}</ref>


In September 2012, Shelbrooke was made PPS to [[Minister of State for Northern Ireland]], [[Mike Penning]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19557186 | work=BBC News | title=NIO roles for Damian Collins and Alec Shelbrooke | date=12 September 2012}}</ref> He announced his delight at taking over the responsibility for "Northern Island" {{sic}} on Twitter and later blamed the spelling mistake on autocorrect.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alec Shelbrooke: Tory MP red faced after 'Northern Island' Twitter gaffe|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/9533506/Alec-Shelbrooke-Tory-MP-red-faced-after-Northern-Island-Twitter-gaffe.html|access-date=7 April 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 September 2012}}</ref>
In September 2012, Shelbrooke was made the PPS to [[Mike Penning]], [[Minister of State for Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19557186 | work=BBC News | title=NIO roles for Damian Collins and Alec Shelbrooke | date=12 September 2012}}</ref> He announced his delight at taking over the responsibility for "Northern Island" {{sic}} on Twitter and later blamed the spelling mistake on autocorrect.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alec Shelbrooke: Tory MP red faced after 'Northern Island' Twitter gaffe|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/9533506/Alec-Shelbrooke-Tory-MP-red-faced-after-Northern-Island-Twitter-gaffe.html|access-date=7 April 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 September 2012}}</ref>


In December 2012, Shelbrooke introduced a [[Ten Minute Rule]] bill under which UK welfare claimants would be issued with a cash card instead of receiving their benefits in cash. The card would only permit claimants to make purchases such as food, clothing, energy, travel and housing, and prevent them purchasing items considered non-essential, such as cigarettes, alcohol, satellite television, and gambling.<ref>{{cite news | title = MP: Ban benefit claimants from buying alcohol | work = Democracy Live | publisher = [[BBC Online]] | date = 18 December 2012| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9779000/9779292.stm }}</ref>
In December 2012, Shelbrooke introduced a [[Ten Minute Rule]] bill under which UK welfare claimants would be issued with a cash card instead of receiving their benefits in cash. The card would only permit claimants to make purchases such as food, clothing, energy, travel and housing, and prevent them purchasing items considered non-essential, such as cigarettes, alcohol, satellite television, and gambling.<ref>{{cite news | title = MP: Ban benefit claimants from buying alcohol | work = Democracy Live | publisher = [[BBC Online]] | date = 18 December 2012| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9779000/9779292.stm }}</ref>


He became PPS to the [[Foreign Office]] in 2014. Shelbrooke was opposed to the UK leaving the European Union prior to the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 referendum]].<ref name="thespectatorwhichtorympsbackbrexit">{{cite news|last1=Goodenough|first1=Tom|title=Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?|url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|access-date=11 October 2016|work=The Spectator|date=16 February 2016|archive-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203120144/http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He became a PPS in the [[Foreign Office]] in 2014. Shelbrooke was opposed to the [[Brexit|United Kingdom leaving the European Union]] prior to the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 Brexit referendum]].<ref name="thespectatorwhichtorympsbackbrexit">{{cite news|last1=Goodenough|first1=Tom|title=Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?|url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|access-date=11 October 2016|work=The Spectator|date=16 February 2016|archive-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203120144/http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2016, Shelbrooke commissioned a report written by Mark McBride-Wright quantifying the impact of homophobia within the engineering industry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/how-homophobic-bullying-costs-engineering-industry-ps11bn-1807812|title=How homophobic bullying costs engineering industry £11bn|work=The Yorkshire Post|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref>
In 2016, Shelbrooke commissioned a report written by Mark McBride-Wright quantifying the impact of homophobia within the engineering industry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/how-homophobic-bullying-costs-engineering-industry-ps11bn-1807812|title=How homophobic bullying costs engineering industry £11bn|work=The Yorkshire Post|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref>


In 2017, he became Vice Chairman (International) of the Conservative Party,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alecshelbrooke.co.uk/alec-appointed-vice-chairman-conservative-party/|title=Alec Shelbrooke MP - Working Hard for Elmet & Rothwell - Alec appointed Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party|date=31 July 2017|website=Alec Shelbrooke|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> a soft-power role designed to promote the UK's interests overseas as well as supporting centre-right political parties in the developing world through the [[Westminster Foundation for Democracy]].<ref>https://euronews.al/en/daily-news/2020/06/26/british-conservative-mp-alec-shelbrooke-praises-dp-model-for-the-selection-of-members-of-parliament or http://www.alecshelbrooke.co.uk/alec-appointed-vice-chairman-conservative-party/</ref> Shelbrooke remains an officer of the [[International Democrat Union]].
In 2017, he became Vice Chairman (International) of the Conservative Party,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alecshelbrooke.co.uk/alec-appointed-vice-chairman-conservative-party/|title=Alec Shelbrooke MP – Working Hard for Elmet & Rothwell – Alec appointed Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party|date=31 July 2017|website=Alec Shelbrooke|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> a soft-power role designed to promote the UK's interests overseas as well as supporting centre-right political parties in the developing world through the [[Westminster Foundation for Democracy]].<ref>https://euronews.al/en/daily-news/2020/06/26/british-conservative-mp-alec-shelbrooke-praises-dp-model-for-the-selection-of-members-of-parliament or http://www.alecshelbrooke.co.uk/alec-appointed-vice-chairman-conservative-party/</ref> Shelbrooke remains an officer of the [[International Democrat Union]]. Shelbrooke was an Executive Member of the [[1922 Committee]] during a period of turbulence within the Conservative Party leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/1922-committee-members-theresa-may-brexit-conservative-party-backbench-212736|title=What is the 1922 Committee and could its members oust Theresa May?|date=8 April 2019|website=inews.co.uk|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> Shelbrooke backed Jeremy Hunt in the [[2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election|2019 Conservative Party leadership election]] that followed.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}


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In 2020, Shelbrooke was appointed Leader of the UK Delegation to the [[NATO Parliamentary Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/delegations/nato-pa/membership/|title=Membership|website=parliament.uk|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> He was elected Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in November 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=70th Annual Session |url=https://publication.nato-pa.int/programme/montreal-2024-en/ |publisher=[[NATO Parliamentary Assembly]] |access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>
Shelbrooke was an Executive Member of the 1922 Committee during a period of turbulence within the Conservative Party leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/1922-committee-members-theresa-may-brexit-conservative-party-backbench-212736|title=What is the 1922 Committee and could its members oust Theresa May?|date=8 April 2019|website=inews.co.uk|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]] in Theresa May's retirement honours list. Shelbrooke backed Jeremy Hunt in the [[2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election|2019 Conservative Party leadership election]] that followed.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

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In 2020, Shelbrooke was appointed Leader of the UK Delegation to the [[NATO Parliamentary Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/delegations/nato-pa/membership/|title=Membership|website=parliament.uk|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref>


In July 2022, Shelbrooke rebelled from the government for the first time in his parliamentary career by voting against the approval of the [[Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Nick Duffy |title=MPs push through legal change to let agency staff cover for striking workers amid 'summer of discontent' |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/mps-push-through-legal-change-let-agency-staff-cover-for-striking-workers-1736720 |website=[[i (newspaper)|i News]] |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=11 July 2022}}</ref>
In July 2022, Shelbrooke rebelled from the government for the first time in his parliamentary career by voting against the approval of the [[Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Nick Duffy |title=MPs push through legal change to let agency staff cover for striking workers amid 'summer of discontent' |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/mps-push-through-legal-change-let-agency-staff-cover-for-striking-workers-1736720 |website=[[i (newspaper)|i News]] |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=11 July 2022}}</ref>


On 7 September 2022, he was appointed [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] as part of the [[Truss ministry|Truss administration]] because of his overt support for Liz Truss in her leadership campaign. Shelbrooke was then immediately sacked on 26 October 2022 by the new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak and returned to the back benches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/yorkshire-mps-in-government-who-is-out-and-who-is-in-3896447|title=Membership|website=yorkshirepost.uk|access-date=17 November 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
On 7 September 2022, he was appointed [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] as part of the [[Truss ministry|Truss administration]]. Shelbrooke was then immediately sacked on 26 October 2022 by the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak and returned to the back benches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/yorkshire-mps-in-government-who-is-out-and-who-is-in-3896447|title=Membership|website=yorkshirepost.uk|access-date=17 November 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


In April 2023, he was selected as the candidate for the new constituency of [[Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)|Wetherby and Easingwold]] at the [[Next United Kingdom general election|next general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenwood |first=Darren |date=2023-04-06 |title=Tories choose Alec Shelbrooke MP to stand in Wetherby and Easingwold |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23440255.tories-choose-alec-shelbrooke-mp-stand-wetherby-easingwold/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=York Press |language=en}}</ref>
In April 2023, he was selected as the candidate for the new constituency of [[Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)|Wetherby and Easingwold]] at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Greenwood |first=Darren |date=6 April 2023 |title=Tories choose Alec Shelbrooke MP to stand in Wetherby and Easingwold |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23440255.tories-choose-alec-shelbrooke-mp-stand-wetherby-easingwold/ |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=York Press }}</ref> He was re-elected with a majority of 4,846.


==Honours==
==Honours==
Shelbrooke was knighted in the [[2023 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours]] "for public and political service as Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Member of Parliament for Elmet and Rothwell". <ref>{{Cite web |title=Resignation Honours: December 2023 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resignation-honours-december-2023 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>
Shelbrooke was appointed to the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] on 8 October 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-08-List-of-Business.pdf |title=Orders Approved and Business Transacted at the Privy Council Held by The Queen at Buckingham Palace on 8th October 2019 |date=8 October 2019 |publisher=Privy Council Office |access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref> He was appointed [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (KBE) on 29 December 2023 in [[2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours (Liz Truss)|Truss's resignation honours list]], for public and political service as Minister of State for Defence Procurement and as MP for Elmet and Rothwell.<ref>{{London Gazette |date=7 February 2024 |issue=64309 |page=2394 |supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Resignation Honours: December 2023 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resignation-honours-december-2023 |date=29 December 2023 |access-date=29 December 2023 |website=GOV.UK |publisher=Cabinet Office}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Shelbrooke married Susan Spencer in 2011.<ref name="WW"/> He is partially deaf.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/15/bbc-apologises-after-suggesting-partially-deaf-tory-mp-had-fallen-asleep |title=BBC apologises after suggesting partially deaf Tory MP had fallen asleep |last=Jackson |first=Jasper |date=15 September 2015 |work=The Guardian |access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>


==References==
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*[http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Shelbrooke_Alec.aspx Conservative Part Website – Official Profile]
*[https://twitter.com/alecshelbrooke Alec Shelbrooke's Twitter Account]
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The Right Honourable
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
KBE MP
Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 November 2024
Shadow Minister for Transport
In office
19 July 2024 – 5 November 2024
LeaderRishi Sunak
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
In office
7 September 2022 – 26 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byJeremy Quin
Succeeded byAlex Chalk
Member of Parliament
for Wetherby and Easingwold
Elmet and Rothwell (2010–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byConstituency created
Majority4,846 (9.2%)
Leeds City Councillor
for Harewood
Preceded byWard created
Succeeded byMatthew Robinson
Personal details
Born (1976-01-10) 10 January 1976 (age 49)[1]
Bromley, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Susan Spencer
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(m. 2011)​
Alma materBrunel University
WebsiteOfficial website

Sir Alec Edward Shelbrooke KBE (born 10 January 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Wetherby and Easingwold since 2024 and for Elmet and Rothwell between 2010 and 2024.[2] He previously served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement in the Truss ministry from September to October 2022.[3]

Early life

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Born in 1976 in Bromley, South London,[citation needed] Shelbrooke was educated at St George's Church of England School in Gravesend[citation needed], and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University in 1998.[4] After leaving university, joined the Royal Navy before taking a job as a project manager at the University of Leeds.[4]

Political career

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The constituency offices of Shelbrooke in Wetherby, West Yorkshire.

He has fought four local government elections (being elected to Leeds City Council in 2004 and re-elected in 2006 as Councillor for Harewood Ward) and unsuccessfully stood in Wakefield at the 2005 General Election. He was Deputy Chairman of Elmet Conservative Association from 2001 to 2004.[5]

After entering Parliament, in November 2010 Shelbrooke was appointed the parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Theresa Villiers, Minister of State for Transport.[6]

In September 2012, Shelbrooke was made the PPS to Mike Penning, Minister of State for Northern Ireland.[7] He announced his delight at taking over the responsibility for "Northern Island" [sic] on Twitter and later blamed the spelling mistake on autocorrect.[8]

In December 2012, Shelbrooke introduced a Ten Minute Rule bill under which UK welfare claimants would be issued with a cash card instead of receiving their benefits in cash. The card would only permit claimants to make purchases such as food, clothing, energy, travel and housing, and prevent them purchasing items considered non-essential, such as cigarettes, alcohol, satellite television, and gambling.[9]

He became a PPS in the Foreign Office in 2014. Shelbrooke was opposed to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union prior to the 2016 Brexit referendum.[10]

In 2016, Shelbrooke commissioned a report written by Mark McBride-Wright quantifying the impact of homophobia within the engineering industry.[11]

In 2017, he became Vice Chairman (International) of the Conservative Party,[12] a soft-power role designed to promote the UK's interests overseas as well as supporting centre-right political parties in the developing world through the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.[13] Shelbrooke remains an officer of the International Democrat Union. Shelbrooke was an Executive Member of the 1922 Committee during a period of turbulence within the Conservative Party leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May in 2019.[14] Shelbrooke backed Jeremy Hunt in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election that followed.[citation needed]

In 2020, Shelbrooke was appointed Leader of the UK Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[15] He was elected Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in November 2024.[16]

In July 2022, Shelbrooke rebelled from the government for the first time in his parliamentary career by voting against the approval of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022.[17]

On 7 September 2022, he was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence as part of the Truss administration. Shelbrooke was then immediately sacked on 26 October 2022 by the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak and returned to the back benches.[18][3]

In April 2023, he was selected as the candidate for the new constituency of Wetherby and Easingwold at the 2024 general election.[19] He was re-elected with a majority of 4,846.

Honours

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Shelbrooke was appointed to the Privy Council on 8 October 2019.[20] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) on 29 December 2023 in Truss's resignation honours list, for public and political service as Minister of State for Defence Procurement and as MP for Elmet and Rothwell.[21][22]

Personal life

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Shelbrooke married Susan Spencer in 2011.[2] He is partially deaf.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Alec Shelbrooke MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Shelbrooke, Rt Hon. Alec (Edward)". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2023. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U251667. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "About Alec". page from official website. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Profile". telegraph.co.uk. London. Retrieved 7 May 2010.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Isaby, Jonathan (11 November 2010). "Twelve more of the 2010 intake appointed as PPSs". Tory Diary. Conservative Party. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  7. ^ "NIO roles for Damian Collins and Alec Shelbrooke". BBC News. 12 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Alec Shelbrooke: Tory MP red faced after 'Northern Island' Twitter gaffe". The Daily Telegraph. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  9. ^ "MP: Ban benefit claimants from buying alcohol". Democracy Live. BBC Online. 18 December 2012.
  10. ^ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. ^ "How homophobic bullying costs engineering industry £11bn". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Alec Shelbrooke MP – Working Hard for Elmet & Rothwell – Alec appointed Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party". Alec Shelbrooke. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  13. ^ https://euronews.al/en/daily-news/2020/06/26/british-conservative-mp-alec-shelbrooke-praises-dp-model-for-the-selection-of-members-of-parliament or http://www.alecshelbrooke.co.uk/alec-appointed-vice-chairman-conservative-party/
  14. ^ "What is the 1922 Committee and could its members oust Theresa May?". inews.co.uk. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Membership". parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  16. ^ "70th Annual Session". NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  17. ^ Nick Duffy (11 July 2022). "MPs push through legal change to let agency staff cover for striking workers amid 'summer of discontent'". i News. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Membership". yorkshirepost.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  19. ^ Greenwood, Darren (6 April 2023). "Tories choose Alec Shelbrooke MP to stand in Wetherby and Easingwold". York Press. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Orders Approved and Business Transacted at the Privy Council Held by The Queen at Buckingham Palace on 8th October 2019" (PDF). Privy Council Office. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  21. ^ "No. 64309". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 February 2024. p. 2394.
  22. ^ "Resignation Honours: December 2023". GOV.UK. Cabinet Office. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  23. ^ Jackson, Jasper (15 September 2015). "BBC apologises after suggesting partially deaf Tory MP had fallen asleep". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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