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Charlotte Leslie MP Member of Parliament
for Bristol North WestIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2010Preceded by Doug Naysmith Majority 3,274 (6.5%) Personal details Born 1978 (age 32–33) Nationality British Political party Conservative Alma mater Oxford University Website charlotteleslie.com Charlotte Ann Leslie (born August 1978[1] in Liverpool) is a British Conservative Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bristol North West constituency on 6 May 2010.[2][3]
She attended Badminton School and Millfield.[4]
After studying Classics at Balliol College, Oxford University, she went on to work for the BBC and the Policy Exchange think-tank specialising in education (especially special needs education) before becoming an adviser to the Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills, David Willetts.[5] Until her election to Parliament, she was the editor of Crossbow Magazine, the quarterly journal of the Bow Group Conservative Party think tank. She made her maiden speech on the 2nd of June, 2010.[6]
References
- ^ "Charlotte Leslie MP". Democracy Live. BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/62717.stm. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Election 2010: Bristol North West". BBC News (BBC). 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a71.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "List of Members Returned to Serve at the General Election 2010". The London Gazette (TSO). 13 May 2010. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/. Retrieved 7 Jun 2010.
- ^ http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/news/Work-city-new-school-really-taking/article-2665033-detail/article.html
- ^ "About Charlotte Leslie". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). 7 February 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2008/feb/07/charlotteleslieblog. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "House of Commons Hansard; Col 499". Hansard. London: UK Parliament. 2 June 1010. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm100602/debtext/100602-0013.htm#10060229000095. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
External links
- Charlotte Leslie MP official constituency website
- Charlotte Leslie MP Conservative Party profile
- Bristol & South Gloucestershire Conservatives
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Articles authored at Journalisted
- Contributor page at The Guardian
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Doug NaysmithMember of Parliament for Bristol North West
2010–presentIncumbent Categories:- Living people
- 1978 births
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Politics of Bristol
- British female MPs
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 2010–
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
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