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

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Born in the same month (August 1966): Brent Butt • Eddie Olczyk • Enrico Letta • Eric Esch • Gizz Butt • Jacques Brinkman • Jennifer Finch • Jimmy Wales • John Wetteland • Karl Petter Løken • Linn Ullmann • Peter Cunnah • Shayne Corson • Takashi Iizuka • Vinny Del Negro