Graham Brady
Sir Graham Stuart Brady (born 20 May 1967) is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Altrincham and Sale West since 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Chairman of the 1922 Committee since 2010, except for a brief period during the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.
The Right Honourable Sir Graham Brady MP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the 1922 Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 20 January 2020 Acting: 3 September 2019 – 20 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Dame Cheryl Gillan and Sir Charles Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 May 2010 – 24 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 6,139 (11.2%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Graham Stuart Brady 20 May 1967 Salford, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Victoria née Lowther, now Lady Brady
(m. 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St Aidan's College, Durham (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brady served as a Shadow Minister under four Conservative leaders before resigning in 2007 in protest at David Cameron's opposition to grammar schools. On 1 December 2010, Brady was voted "Backbencher of the Year" by The Spectator at its annual parliamentary awards.
During his tenure as 1922 Committee chairman, Brady has overseen the election of three Conservative Party leaders and Prime Ministers (Theresa May, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak) as well as votes of no confidence into May and Boris Johnson.
On 7 March 2023, Brady announced that he would not seek re-election at the next general election.