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Tobias Martin Ellwood (born 12 August 1966, New York City) is a British-AmericanConservative Party politician, author, and soldier. He served in the Royal Green Jackets and reached the rank of Captain. He currently serves as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth East and as UK Government Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Born in New York City, Ellwood was educated at schools in Bonn and Vienna. He attended Loughborough University from 1985–90, graduating with a BA (Hons) degree, and the Cass Business School at City University from 1997–8, where he received a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA).
After university, Ellwood served in the British Army with the Royal Green Jackets from 1991. He left the Army with the rank of Captain in 1996. After resigning his commission he became a Researcher to the Conservative MP Tom King. He was elected Chairman of the Hertfordshire South West Conservative Association for a year in 1998, and has been a senior business manager with the London Stock Exchange since 1999.
Tory MP and under-secretary at the foreign office Tobias Ellwood making a fool of himself by claiming that he's not received a UN report on the Saudi bombing in Yemen while waving it about in his hand!
Considering Bournemouth's special relationship with Israel I was sure Tobias would give me a word or two.
Tobias Ellwood MP unveils the nnew Pokesdown sign. With clips of the Wessex Chior singing and other stalls. See more photos from the event at http://www.boscombe.info
Government Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood tries to explain why the government voted in favor of the UN/Gaza report and chose not to vote against or abstain.
There is a petition on 38 Degrees calling for the resignation of Tobias Ellwood. https://goo.gl/HIhOMA In a letter to the IPSA, Tobias Ellwood had written to say a 10% pay rise was long overdue. He even wrote: "I never expected to be watching the pennies at my age and yet this what I now have to do." Mr Ellwood earns over £90,000 a year, about three times the national average. At this time of Austerity, where we are all expected just accept cuts to public services & salary freezes.... when the use of food banks is on the rise and the poorest in society are suffering, these comments show how out of touch with reality this MP is. Is it right that someone with this attitude is an MP?
Tobias Ellwood MP for Bournemouth East and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) who's duties include: Middle East and North Africa North America Counter Terrorism Defence and International Security Cyber Policy Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Human Resources Parliamentary Adviser to the Prime Minister for the 2014 NATO Summit This is a statement read on his behalf at the event titled 'The Threat of Islamic Extremism in West Africa' at the Conservative Party Conference 2014