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This article is about the British politician. For the American musician, see Bob Seeley.
Robert William Henry Seely[3] MBE (born 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight since 2017.[4]
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Robert Seely | |
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Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight | |
Assumed office 8 June 2017[1] | |
Preceded by | Andrew Turner |
Majority | 23,737 (31.9%) |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
In office 7 January 2019 – 16 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Craig Tracey |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966 Marylebone, London, England[2] |
Political party | Conservative |
Relatives | J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone (great-great-uncle) |
Residence(s) | Brighstone, Isle of Wight |
Education | Harrow School |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Website | www.bobseely.org.uk |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Rank | Captain |
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Seely is a former journalist and soldier. From 1990 to 1995, he worked as a foreign correspondent in the USSR and in post-Soviet states. From 2008 to 2017, he served in the British Armed Forces on the Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and ISIS campaigns.[5]