Tobias Ellwood

Lieutenant Colonel The Right Honourable Tobias Ellwood VR MP
Official portrait, 2017
Chair of the Defence Select Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 January 2020
Preceded by	Julian Lewis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel
In office 14 June 2017 – 26 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Mark Lancaster
Succeeded by	Johnny Mercer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
In office 16 July 2016 – 13 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	James Duddridge
Succeeded by	Rory Stewart
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Middle East and North Africa
In office 15 July 2014 – 13 June 2017
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	Hugh Robertson
Succeeded by	Alistair Burt
Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	David Atkinson
Majority	8,806 (17.9%)
Personal details
Born	(1966-08-12) 12 August 1966 New York City, US
Nationality	British and American
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Hannah Ryan ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	Alexander Oscar
Alma mater	Loughborough University (BA) City, University of London (MBA)
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.tobiasellwood.com
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1989–1991 (reserve) 1991–1996 (regular) 1996–present (reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Royal Green Jackets 77th Brigade (reserve)

Tobias Martin Ellwood VR (born 12 August 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician, soldier and author. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth East since 2005.

On 2 February 2022, Ellwood stated he would be sending the 1922 Committee a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson.^[1]