Rt Hon Sir Andrew Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield
Andrew Mitchell has been an MP since 1987.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development and Africa) (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | 2022 to 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2012 | |
| Secretary of State for International Development (Department for International Development) | 2010 to 2012 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) (Department of Social Security) | 1995 to 1997 | |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 1994 to 1995 | |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 1992 to 1994 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | 2024 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) | 2005 to 2010 | |
| Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (Home Office) | 2004 to 2005 | |
| Shadow Minister (Treasury) (HM Treasury) | 2003 to 2004 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill | 2024 | |
| Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee) | 2004 | |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 2001 to 2003 |
Other posts
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | 1992 to 1993 |
Countries of interest
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Andrew Mitchell has 15 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Italy between 17 April 2026 and 20 April 2026 | 14 May 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | Member of the Advisory Board convened by the Konrad Adenauer Synergy Research Grant, which is funded by the Alfred-Landecker Foundation, together with the Centre for Advanced Studies in International History and Law at the University of Cologne, and Nuffield College, Oxford, to facilitate research into Global Governance and Human Security in the 1990s. The project is being funded by a Konrad Adenauer Synergy Research Grant. This is an unpaid role. | 14 May 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Aid Alliance - £1,600.00 | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Zimbabwe between 21 February 2026 and 25 February 2026 | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 02 February 2026 - £44,304.00 | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Aid Alliance - £2,400.00 | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Employment and earnings | Adviser - SuBaha Investments | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 07 December 2025 | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Aid Alliance - £1,600.00 | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Aid Alliance - £2,000.00 | 25 Nov 2025 |
Show the other 5
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings | Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer - Africa50 | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 27 June 2025 - £22,000.00 | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Senior adviser to the African Development Bank, Avenue Lamblin, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. I expect to devote 5 days a year to this role. I have waived the fee and will receive a nominal payment of £1. | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Shareholdings | Shares in Equinox International Holdings Limited | 14 Nov 2022 |
| Employment and earnings | Writing a book | – |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Andrew Mitchell asked 163 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
68 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Andrew Mitchell represents Sutton Coldfield. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Andrew Mitchell won with 38% of the votes, and Rob Pocock (Labour) came second with 33%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mitchell | Conservative | 18,502 | 38.3% |
| Rob Pocock | Labour | 15,959 | 33.0% |
| Mark Hoath | Reform UK | 8,213 | 17.0% |
| John Sweeney | Liberal Democrat | 2,587 | 5.4% |
| Ben Auton | Green Party | 2,419 | 5.0% |
| Wajad Burkey | Workers Party of Britain | 653 | 1.4% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Andrew Mitchell took part in 107 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Andrew Mitchell voted the same way as their party in 105 of the 105 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 7 Jul | Opposition debate: Early release of prisoners | For | Same as party |
| 6 Jul | Threats to national security from other states: changes from the House of Lords | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this