Andrew John Bernard Rowe (11 September 1935 – 21 November 2008) was a politician in the

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. He was born in

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. He served as Conservative Party

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for Mid Kent from 1983 to 1997 and its successor constituency

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from 1997 until he stepped down in 2001. He was replaced by Hugh Robertson. He was educated at

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and

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(MA). He was the father of actor Nicholas Rowe. He was also the founding Father of the

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* 1935 births 2008 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1992–1997 UK MPs 1997–2001 Politicians from London {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1930s-stub