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Chris Grayling
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'''Christopher Stephen ''Chris'' Grayling''' (born
April 1,
1962)
United Kingdom British politician He is the
Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Member of Parliament for
Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency) Epsom and Ewell and the
Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK) Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.
Chris Grayling was born in
London and grew up in
Buckinghamshire and was educated at the
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Royal Grammar School,
High Wycombe, and
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge where he was awarded a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
history in
1984. He joined
BBC News in
1985 as a trainee, becoming a
television producer producer in
1986, he left the BBC in
1988 to join
Channel 4 as an
editing editor on it's ''Business Daily''
television program programme. He rejoined the BBC in
1991 as a business development manager. On leaving the BBC in
1993 he ran some
television production companies. He became a
management consultant in
1997 with Burson Marsteller, where he remained until his election to
Palace of Westminster Westminster.
He was selected to contest the
Labour Party (UK) Labour-held marginal seat of
Warrington South (UK Parliament constituency) Warrington South at the
United Kingdom general election, 1997 1997 General Election, but was defeated by the new Labour MP
Helen Southworth by 10,807 votes. He was elected as a councillor in the
London Borough of Merton in
1998 and remained on the council until
2002. He was elected to the
British House of Commons House of Commons for the
Surrey seat of Epsom and Ewell at the
United Kingdom general election, 2001 2001 General Election following the retirement of the veteran Tory MP
Archie Hamilton. Grayling held the seat with a majority of 10,080 and has remained the MP there since. He made his
maiden speech on
June 25,
2001.[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo010625/debtext/10625-20.htm#10625-20_spnew1]
He served as a member of the environment, transport and the regions
select committee from
2001 until he was promoted to the
Whip (politics) Opposition Whips' Office by
Iain Duncan Smith in
2002, moving to become a spokesman on
Department of Health health later in the year. He became a spokesman on
Department for Education and Skills education and skills by
Michael Howard in
2003, and following the
United Kingdom general election, 2005 2005 General Election he became a member of Howard's
Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK) Shadow Cabinet as Shadow
Leader of the House of Commons, and since the election of
David Cameron as the
Leaders of the Conservative Party leader of the Conservative Party in
December 2005 he has served as the Shadow
Secretary of State for Transport.
He is locally praised for his long running campaign to preserve the local
Epsom Hospital's
Emergency department A&E. He can boast that he once hit a
boundary (cricket) four off the
Australia Australian fast bowling fast bowler Dennis Lillee. He has been married to Susan Clare Dillistone since
1987 and they have a son and a daughter.
Publications
* ''The Bridgewater Heritage: The Story of Bridgwater Estates'' by Chris Grayling, 1983, Bridgewater Estates PLC
* ''A Land Fit for Heroes: Life in England After the Great War'' by Christopher Grayling, 1985, Buchan & Enright ISBN 0907675689
* ''Holt's: The Story of Joseph Holt'' by Christopher Grayling, 1985, Joseph Holt PLC
* ''Just Another Star?: Anglo-American Relations Since 1945'' by Christopher Grayling and Christopher Langdon, 1987, Virgin Books ISBN 0245546030
* ''Insight Guide Waterways of Europe'' contribution by Chris Grayling, 1989, Apa Publications ISBN 0887298257
* ''Art & Design: 100 Years of the Royal College of Art'' by Christopher Grayling, 1999, Collins & Brown ISBN 1855857251
See also
*
Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)
External links
-
Chris Grayling MP official site
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TheyWorkForYou.com - Chris Grayling MP
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Chris Grayling MP
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