Graham Brady
Sir Graham Brady | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the 1922 Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 January 2020 – 9 July 2024 Acting: 3 September 2019 – 20 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dame Cheryl Gillan and Sir Charles Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bob Blackman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 May 2010 – 24 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Connor Rand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assuming office TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Graham Stuart Brady 20 May 1967 Salford, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Victoria née Lowther, now Lady Brady
(m. 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St Aidan's College, Durham (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Graham Stuart Brady MP (born 20 May 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Altrincham and Sale West from 1997 to 2024. He served as a Shadow Minister for Europe under four Conservative leaders before resigning in 2007 in protest at David Cameron's opposition to grammar schools.
Brady replaced Michael Spicer as Chairman of the 1922 Committee on 26 May 2010.[1][2]
On 1 December 2010, Brady was voted "Backbencher of the Year" by The Spectator. He resigned as 1922 Committee Chairman on 24 May 2019 in order to launch a bid for Conservative Party leadership in the weeks that followed.[3]
Brady was knighted as part of the 2018 New Year Honours.[4]
In March 2023 he announced that he would not be standing again for election.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Forsyth, James (19 December 2009). "What Cameron really needs to think about over Christmas is why he wants to be PM". The Spectator. p. 11. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ↑ Elliott, Francis (30 December 2009). "Tories plan to ditch John Bercow as Speaker immediately after election". The Times. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ↑ Searles, Michael (2019-05-24). "Sir Graham Brady and Jeremy Hunt join race to replace Theresa May". www.cityam.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ↑ "New Year Honours 2018: Graham Brady MP knighted". BBC. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ Mill, The. "Tories beware: Graham Brady is quitting parliament - and preparing his memoirs". manchestermill.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
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