Chris Bryant
Christopher John "Chris" Bryant (born 11 January 1962) is a British Labour Party politician.
Chris Bryant | |
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| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Angela Eagle |
| Succeeded by | Paul Flynn |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 13 September 2015 | |
| Leader | Harriet Harman (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Harriet Harman |
| Succeeded by | Michael Dugher |
| Shadow Minister of State for the Arts | |
| In office 3 December 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Helen Goodman |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Shadow Minister of State for Welfare Reform | |
| In office 8 October 2013 – 3 December 2014 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Ian Austin |
| Succeeded by | Helen Goodman |
| Shadow Minister of State for Immigration | |
| In office 7 October 2011 – 8 October 2013 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Gerry Sutcliffe |
| Succeeded by | David Hanson |
| Shadow Minister of State for Political Reform | |
| In office 12 May 2010 – 7 October 2011 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Wayne David |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia | |
| In office 13 October 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Minister of State for Europe) |
| Succeeded by | David Lidington (Minister of State for Europe) |
| Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Gillian Merron |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Burt |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Helen Goodman |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Keeley |
| Member of Parliament for Rhondda | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Rogers |
| Majority | 7,445 (23.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher John Bryant 11 January 1962 Cardiff, Wales |
| Political party | Labour (1986–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Jared Cranney |
| Alma mater | Mansfield College, Oxford Ripon College Cuddesdon |
| Website | Official website Commons website |
He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda since the 2001 general election and most recently the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons until resigning on June 26th, 2016. He was previously the Shadow Minister for the Arts, Minister of State for Europe, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
References
Other websites
- Chris Bryant MP official constituency website
- Chris Bryant MP on Twitter
- Chris Bryant MP Archived 2016-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Welsh Labour Party profile
- Column archive at The Guardian
- Chris Bryant, Minister for Europe, London Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine archived Foreign Office(FCO) blog
- Teenage Mums an online pamphlet by Chris Bryant MP
- Works by or about Chris Bryant in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- http://mpsallowances.parliament.uk/mpslordsandoffices/hocallowances/allowances-by-mp/chris-bryant/