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Organization: Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Born in to a white English

Date of Birth: 4 August Age: 59 years old. He is a member of the Conservative Party. The company went into liquidation in and was sold by administrators. He was a governor of the Museum of London, appointed by Tony Blair, a trustee of the Museum in Docklands part of the Museum of London and, from to , a director of Policy Exchange, a centre right think tank.

Afriyie was a stakeholder of Axonn Media originally called Adfero, an asset remaining from the sale of DeHavilland , a content marketing business which produces content for clients. A member of the Conservative Party since , Afriyie in worked for Jeffrey Archer on his unsuccessful campaign to be the first directly elected Mayor of London.

Afriyie was selected as parliamentary candidate for the constituency of Windsor in October He was first elected at the general election, with an increased share of the vote He is the Conservative Party's first black MP, although he said in an interview with the Evening Standard that he considers himself not as black but "post-racial". He made his maiden speech on 23 May In the election of , Afriyie was re elected, with an increased share of the vote In Parliament, he was a member of the Science and Technology Select Committee from , until its abolition in July , and has since been a member of the Children, Schools and Families select committee.

Since , he has been the President of the Conservative Technology Forum. He was the chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology between and Afriyie voted against the Marriage Same Sex Couples Bill, citing his fear for religious freedom, and also that he thought that straight civil partnerships should be allowed, but the Bill did not include this.