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Andrew Guy Tyrie, Baron Tyrie, (born 15 January 1957) is a British politician and former chair of the
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. A member of the
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, he was
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(MP) for
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from
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to
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. Tyrie was previously a special adviser at
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and chair of the
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, having taken up the role on 10 June 2010. He was described by Donald Macintyre of ''
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'' in 2013 as "the most powerful backbencher in the House of Commons", and by ''
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'' as a
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.


Early life

Tyrie was born at
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,
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, on 15 January 1957. He was educated at
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and
Trinity College, Oxford (That which you wish to be secret, tell to nobody) , named_for = The Holy Trinity , established = , sister_college = Churchill College, Cambridge , president = Dame Hilary Boulding , location = Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH , coordinates ...
, where he read PPE, graduating in 1979. He then attended the
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at
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, where he received a postgraduate Certificate of Advanced European Studies, followed by
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, where he obtained the degree of
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. Tyrie worked at the group head office of BP from 1981 to 1983. From 1990 to 1991, he was a
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of
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, then a senior
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at the
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from 1992 to 1997. Tyrie contested Houghton and Washington in 1992.


Parliamentary career


From 1997 to 2010

Tyrie was first elected as the Member of Parliament for
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at the 1997 general election when
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returned to government. Following the Conservative Party's second defeat to Labour at the 2001 general election,
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announced that he would stand down from the leadership role; Tyrie became
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's campaign manager in the following leadership election. Clarke was successful in the final ballot of MPs, but was defeated by
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in the full membership vote. Tyrie refused to join the new leader's shadow cabinet due to ideological differences. After
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succeeded Duncan Smith as Conservative leader, Tyrie served in his Shadow Cabinet as
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between November 2003 and March 2004 and then as
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between March 2004 and May 2005. In 2005, he became Founding Chairman of the
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, a group of politicians in the
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which examines the issue of
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and related issues. He has been a member of the
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since 1997 and served on the 1922 Committee Executive between 2005 and 2006. The
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' third consecutive defeat following the 2005 election led
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to announce his resignation as party leader, triggering a leadership contest. Tyrie managed
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's campaign, but was again unsuccessful – Clarke was eliminated in the first ballot.
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went on to be elected leader. Tyrie did not join the shadow cabinet. Tyrie is also a Council Member of the
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. He is a shareholder of the Veritas Asian Fund and Falcon Land Limited, and he sits on the Board of Directors of Rugby Estates. In his constituency, Tyrie has been involved locally, namely in supporting campaigns including the movement to prevent the
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at
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from being downgraded.


Since 2010

On 10 June 2010, Tyrie was elected to chair the Treasury Select Committee, defeating original favourite
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to succeed John McFall. He was returned unopposed to the Treasury Select Committee chairmanship after the 2015 general election. Tyrie also represents the
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in the
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. The ''
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'' speculated in 2012: "One possible reason why Mr Tyrie is still on the backbenches is that he irritated
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by challenging his climate change policies. Mr Cameron did not ask him to become a Minister after the 2010 election and his nickname in senior Tory circles is 'Andrew Tiresome.'" In December 2015, Tyrie rebelled against the Cameron government by opposing its motion to join the US-coalition in carrying out
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against
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. In the following month, at a meeting of the Liaison Committee, which he chaired, Tyrie clashed with Cameron over the Prime Minister's refusal to release details regarding the UK's involvement in the Syrian Civil War. At one point, Cameron exclaimed to Tyrie: "You don't know what you're talking about". Tyrie's questioning during the January 2016 session of the committee was described in ''
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'' as a "one-man opposition". Tyrie, like Cameron, is a member of the
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. Tyrie was opposed to
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prior to the 2016 EU membership referendum.


Select committees

He has been a member of
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, including: * 1997–2001 Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills * 1997–2001
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* 2001–03
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* 2001–04 Treasury Sub-Committee * 2005–10
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* 2006 Joint Committee on Conventions * 2009–10
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* 2009–17
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* 2009–17
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* 2010–17 Liaison Committee * 2012–17 Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards


Post-parliamentary career

Tyrie stood down as a Member of Parliament in 2017, deciding not to stand as a candidate in the snap general election. In April 2018, he was confirmed as the next Chair of the
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. In June 2020, Tyrie's departure from the role was announced, taking effect in September. It was reported that he had become frustrated by the limitations of the role. However it was later speculated that Tyrie had been forced to stand down by CBA board members who had opposed his reformist agenda. Tyrie was created a
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on 12 June 2018, taking the title Baron Tyrie, of
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in the County of West Sussex. He decided to sit in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated peer due to his role at the independent CMA.


Bibliography

*''Subsidiarity: As History and Policy'' (with Andrew Adonis, 1990) *''Cautionary Tale of EMU: Some Mistakes, Some Remedies'' (1991) *''The Prospects For Public Spending'' (1996) *''Reforming the Lords: A Conservative Approach'' (1998) *''Leviathan at Large: The New Regulator for the Financial Markets'' (with Martin McElwee, 2000) *''Never Say Never: Common Sense on the Euro'' (2002) *''Mr Blair's Poodle: An Agenda for Reviving the House of Commons'' (CPS, 2003) *''Mr Blair's Poodle Goes to War: The House of Commons, Congress, Iraq'' (CPS, 2004) *''Pruning The Politicians: The case for a smaller House of Commons'' (2005) *''Greater Transparency for UK Retail Banking: A Proposal'' (2007) *''Account Rendered'' (with Roger Gough and Stuart McCracken, 2011)


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