Andy Street

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Andy Street
Andy Street is a business man and Conservative politician. He was formerly managing director of the John Lewis retail chain. In 2017 he was elected at the first Mayor of the West Midlands.

He was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and moved to Birmingham with his parents, both scientists,[1] when he was ten months old, growing up in Northfield and Solihull.[2] He attended Green Meadow Infants School, Langley Junior School and King Edward's School in Edgbaston.[2][3] He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Keble College, Oxford.[4]

References

  1. Julia Finch, "Humble MD who is never knowingly underpaid" The Guardian, 9 September 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Neil Elkes, "Who is Andy Street?", Birmingham Mail, 18 September 2016
  3. Steve Dyson|title=BQ West Midlands|url=https://issuu.com/room501/docs/bqwm_issue_3/65%7Cpublisher=Business Quarter West Midlands|accessdate=16 September 2016|date=9 September 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512093523/https://issuu.com/room501/docs/bqwm_issue_3/65%7Carchivedate=12 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}
  4. Matthew Gwyther|title=John Lewis MD Andy Street: 'Our moral compass is always in play'|url=http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/john-lewis-md-andy-street-our-moral-compass-always-play/article/1323420%7Cpublisher=Management Today|accessdate=16 September 2016|date=1 December 2014}}