Graham Brady
Sir Graham Stuart Brady (born 20 May 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Altrincham and Sale West from 1997 to 2024. He served as a Shadow Minister for Europe under four Conservative leaders before resigning in 2007 in protest at David Cameron's opposition to grammar schools.
Sir Graham Brady | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the 1922 Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 January 2020 – 9 July 2024 Acting: 3 September 2019 – 20 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dame Cheryl Gillan and Sir Charles Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bob Blackman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 May 2010 – 24 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Spicer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Dame Cheryl Gillan and Sir Charles Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Connor Rand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assuming office TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Graham Stuart Brady 20 May 1967 (aged 58) Salford, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Victoria née Lowther, now Lady Brady
(m. 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St Aidan's College, Durham (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brady replaced Michael Spicer as Chairman of the 1922 Committee on 26 May 2010.[1][2]
On 1 December 2010, Brady was voted "Backbencher of the Year" by The Spectator. He resigned as 1922 Committee Chairman on 24 May 2019 in order to launch a bid for Conservative Party leadership in the weeks that followed.[3]
Brady was knighted as part of the 2018 New Year Honours.[4]
In March 2023 he announced that he would not be standing again for election.[5]
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Brady at the Conservative Party conference in 2011
Official portrait of Mr Graham Brady
References
- ↑ Forsyth, James (19 December 2009). What Cameron really needs to think about over Christmas is why he wants to be PM. p. 11. http://www.spectator.co.uk/spectator/thisweek/5636003/part_2/what-cameron-really-needs-to-think-about-over-christmas-is-why-he-wants-to-be-pm.thtml. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ↑ Elliott, Francis (30 December 2009). Tories plan to ditch John Bercow as Speaker immediately after election. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6972005.ece. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ↑ Searles, Michael (2019-05-24). "Sir Graham Brady and Jeremy Hunt join race to replace Theresa May". www.cityam.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ↑ "New Year Honours 2018: Graham Brady MP knighted". BBC. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ Mill, The. "Tories beware: Graham Brady is quitting parliament - and preparing his memoirs". manchestermill.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-11.