Chris Bryant
Sir Christopher John Bryant (born 11 January 1962) is a British politician and former Anglican priest who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda since 2001. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital since 2023.
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 13 October 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | David Lidington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gillian Merron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Henry Bellingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Helen Goodman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Barbara Keeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Rhondda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 June 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Allan Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 11,440 (38.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Christopher John Bryant 11 January 1962 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour (1986–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (before 1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Cheltenham College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Mansfield College, Oxford (BA) Ripon College Cuddesdon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | chrisbryantmp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Cardiff, Bryant was privately educated at Cheltenham College before studying English at Mansfield College, Oxford. After graduating with a further degree in theology, he worked as a Church of England priest, as well as having roles at the BBC and Common Purpose. He was elected for Rhondda at the 2001 general election.
He previously served in government as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from 2008 to 2009 and Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia from 2009 to 2010. Bryant served in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Culture Secretary in 2015 and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2015 to 2016, before resigning in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.