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Robert Seely
MBE
Official portrait of Mr Bob Seely crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament
for Isle of Wight
In office
8 June 2017 30 May 2024
Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.png Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)2016
Iraq Medal BAR.svg Iraq Medal
OSM for Afghanistan BAR.svg OSM for Afghanistan
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012

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