Tobias Ellwood

Lieutenant Colonel Tobias Martin Ellwood is a British Conservative Party politician and soldier who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth East since 2005. He chaired the Defence Select Committee from 2020 to 2023, and was Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel at the Ministry of Defence from 2017 to 2019. Prior to his political career, Ellwood served in the Royal Green Jackets and reached the rank of captain. He transferred to the Army Reserve and has gone on to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel in the 77th Brigade.

12 August 1966

Born on the same birth day (12 August): Chris Chambers • Christy Mathewson • Djibril Cissé • Fulton Mackay • Guillermo Cano Isaza • Jacques Tits • Javier Chevantón • Jayakumar • Jesper Grønkjær • Juhan Simm • Keith Murdoch • Klara Hitler • Leung Chun-ying • Matthijs de Ligt • Walter Dean Myers

Born in the same month (August 1966): Albert Belle • August 14 • Colin Cunningham • Enrico Letta • Eric Esch • Hansi Kürsch • Hossam Hassan • Juan María Solare • Jüri Luik • Karl Petter Løken • Linn Ullmann • Michael Michele • Priya Dutt • René Higuita • Scooter Barry • Shirley Manson • Takashi Iizuka