Chris Bryant

Sir Chris Bryant

MP
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms
Assumed office
8 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byJulia Lopez
Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism
Assumed office
8 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byJulia Lopez (Creative Industries and Tourism)
The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Arts)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia
In office
13 October 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byThe Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Succeeded byDavid Lidington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byGillian Merron
Succeeded byHenry Bellingham
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
In office
5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byHelen Goodman
Succeeded byBarbara Keeley
Member of Parliament
for Rhondda and Ogmore
Rhondda (2001–2024)
Assumed office
7 June 2001
Preceded byAllan Rogers
Majority7,790 (21.8%)
Committee chairmanships
2020–2023Standards
2020–2022Privileges
2017–2019Finance
Shadow portfolios
Shadow Cabinet
2015–2016Commons Leader
2015–2015Culture, Media and Sport
Shadow Frontbench
2023–2024Creative Industries and Digital
2014–2015Arts
2013–2014Welfare Reform
2011–2013Immigration
2010–2011Political and Constitutional Reform
2010Europe
Personal details
Born
Christopher John Bryant

(1962-01-11) 11 January 1962
Cardiff, Wales
Political partyLabour (1986–present)
Other political
affiliations		Conservative (before 1986)
ResidencePorth, Rhondda, Wales
EducationCheltenham College
Alma materMansfield College, Oxford (BA)
Ripon College Cuddesdon
Websitechrisbryantmp.org.uk

Sir Christopher John "Chris" Bryant (born 11 January 1962) is a British Labour Party politician.

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 26 June 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.

Bryant is openly gay.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Openly gay @ChrisBryantMP 'surprised' at claims there are AMs scared to come out". 6 January 2015.

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