Christopher Leslie

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constituency_MP = Shipley
predecessor = Sir Marcus Fox
successor = Philip Davies
term_start = 1 May 1997
term_end = 5 May 2005
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birth_place = Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
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nationality = British
spouse = Nicola Murphy
party = Labour
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alma_mater = University of Leeds
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Christopher Michael Leslie (born 28 June 1972) is a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Shipley for the Labour Party from 1997 to 2005, and a minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs from 2001 to 2005.

Early life

Born in Keighley, Leslie went to the comprehensive Bingley Grammar School. At the University of Leeds, he gained a BA in [http://www.polis.leeds.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduates/ba-politics-parliamentary-studies Politics & Parliamentary Studies] in 1994 and an MA in Industrial and Labour Studies in 1996. From 1994-6 he was an office administrator, then was a political research assistant in Bradford from 1996-7.

Parliamentary career

Leslie won the seat in the 1997 general election by beating Marcus Fox, a senior figure in the Conservative Party, but was defeated by Conservative Philip Davies with a narrow majority in the 2005 general election. Leslie is currently the director of the policy think tank, the New Local Government Network.

Personal life

When he entered the House of Commons in 1997, he was 24 years old, making him the youngest member of the house at that time (Baby of the House). In February 2005, he [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article417554.ece?token=null&offset=12 married] Nicola Murphy, a special advisor to Gordon Brown, in Westminster.

External links

* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/christopher_leslie/shipley Christopher Leslie - TheyWorkForYou.com profile]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,,-3085,00.html Ask Aristotle]
* [http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/402/section2.htm Leeds University "Reporter" May 1997]