Chris Pincher
Christopher John Pincher [1] (born 24 September 1969)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician. He became the Minister of State for Housing in February 2020.
Chris Pincher | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Government Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household | |
| In office 8 February 2022 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Stuart Andrew |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Tolhurst |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 25 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Esther McVey |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Milling |
| Minister of State for Housing | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 8 February 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Esther McVey |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Andrew |
| Minister of State for Europe and the Americas | |
| In office 25 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Alan Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Wendy Morton |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 15 June 2017 – 5 November 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Mel Stride |
| Succeeded by | Chris Heaton-Harris |
| Member of Parliament for Tamworth | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Jenkins |
| Majority | 19,634 (42.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1969 Walsall, Staffordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative[a] |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Occupation | IT consultant |
He was Minister of State for Europe and the Americas and Deputy Chief Government Whip and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth since 2010.
Pincher was first elected as MP for Tamworth at the 2010 general election.[3]
He was a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond from 2015 to 2016.[4]
After two men accused Pincher of groping while he was drunk, he resigned as Deputy Chief Whip on 30 June 2022, and had the Conservative Party whip removed.[5] This caused a scandal over his appointment to the role, leading to a government crisis and the eventual resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Notes
- ↑ Whip removed June 2022
References
- ↑ "Who's Who". www.ukwhoswho.com.
- ↑ "Christopher Pincher MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ↑ Labour MP of 14 years loses seat to Tories in Tamworth. 7 May 2009. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2010/05/07/labour-mp-of-14-years-loses-seat-to-tories-in-tamworth-65233-26395057/. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ↑ "Christopher Pincher | About Chris | Bio". www.christopherpincher.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ↑ "Chris Pincher MP seeking medical support after groping claim". BBC News. 2 July 2022. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62023278.