Chris Clarkson (politician)

Christopher Mark Clarkson (born 12 November 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Heywood & Middleton since the 2019 general election.[2] He made his maiden speech on 3 June 2020.[3]

Chris Clarkson

MP
Member of Parliament
for Heywood and Middleton
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byLiz McInnes
Majority663 (1.4%)
Personal details
Born
Christopher Mark Clarkson[1]

(1982-11-12) 12 November 1982
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Dundee

Biography

Clarkson is originally from Blackburn, studied law at Dundee University and worked for IRIS Legal and Virgin as a corporate development manager and consultant respectively. He is a member of the Countryside Alliance, and a supporter of Brexit.[4]

Prior to being elected to Parliament he was a Salford City Councillor between 2011 and 2019.[5] He had also contested the Heywood and Middleton seat in the 2017 general election but was unsuccessful.

Personal life

Clarkson is openly gay.[6]

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References
  1. "No. 62862". The London Gazette. 20 December 2019. p. 23182.
  2. "Heywood & Middleton parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. "Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill". Hansard. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome.com. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. "Councillor Christopher Clarkson". Salford City Council. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. "The new UK Parliament reportedly has the highest number of LGBTQ MPs in the world". Attitude.co.uk. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Liz McInnes		 Member of Parliament
for Heywood and Middleton
2019–present		 Incumbent


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