Christopher John Bryant (born January 11, 1962) is a British politician. He has been the Labour Member of Parliament for Rhondda since 2001. January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Rhondda is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Background

Chris Bryant was born in Cardiff to English parents. He was educated at Cheltenham College; Mansfield College, Oxford where he received a B.A. degree in 1983 and a master's degree (MA Oxon) in English. He then trained for the priesthood in the Church of England at Ripon College, Cuddesdon in Oxfordshire, where he obtained a further degree in theology. Although initially a member of the Conservative Party, he joined Labour Party in 1986 after leaving Oxford. From 1986 he served as a Curate at the Church of All Saints, High Wycombe and from 1989, as a Youth Chaplain in Peterborough. Hilariously, in 2004, photographs of him posing in his pants on Gaydar were printed in The Sun newspaper. The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... Cheltenham College Coat of Arms Cheltenham College opened in July 1841, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. ... Mansfield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Ripon College Cuddesdon, is an Anglican theological college (seminary) located in Cuddesdon, a small village a short distance from Oxford. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... From the Latin curatus (compare Curator), a curate is a person who is invested with the care, or cure (cura), of souls of a parish. ... High Wycombe in the UK High Wycombe, (previously Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe) South Buckinghamshire, is 29 miles (46. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority in the East of England. ...

Labour Party

In 1991 Bryant made a radical career move and began work as Agent to Holborn and St Pancras Constituency Labour Party, where he helped Frank Dobson hold his seat in the 1992 general election. From 1993 he was Local Government officer for the Labour Party; He lived in Hackney and was elected to Hackney Borough Council in 1993, serving until 1998. Also in 1993, he became the Chairman of the Christian Socialist Movement. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Holborn & St. ... The Right Honourable Frank Gordon Dobson (born March 15, 1940) is a British politician and member of Parliament for Holborn and St. ... The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Hackney Town Hall was built in the 1930s for the old Metropolitan Borough. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Christian Socialist Movement, or CSM, was set up in 1960 by Donald Soper and a number of others who wanted an organisation that would be politically active and theologically reflective in British politics. ...

In 1996 he became a full time author, writing biographies of Stafford Cripps and Glenda Jackson. He was Labour candidate for Wycombe in the 1997 general election, and Head of European Affairs for the BBC from 1998. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Right Honourable Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (April 24, 1889 - April 21, 1952), British Labour politician, was born in London, the son of a Conservative member of the House of Commons who late in life, as Lord Parmoor, joined the Labour Party. ... Glenda Jackson Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born May 9, 1936) is a British Oscar-winning actress and politician, currently Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. ... Wycombe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Member of Parliament for Rhondda

His selection for the rock-solid Labour seat of Rhondda in South Wales in 2000 surprised many people given Bryant's background in the Church of England and former membership of the Conservative Party. Bryant is also openly gay, and controversially posed semi-naked on gay dating site Gaydar. He won with a majority of 47.2%. Rhondda is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... for the term as a generic intuition, see Gaydar An example of a main photo on Gaydar Gaydar is a popular, worldwide, profile-based dating website for gay and bisexual men, women, and couples. ...

Bryant is a Christian Socialist, a member of the Co-operative Party (an organisation affiliated to the Labour Party of which he is also a member), the Fabian Society, Amnesty International and the Trade Union MSF. He is a strong supporter of British membership of the European Union, opposed to legalisation of drugs, strongly against fox hunting and in favour of an elected House of Lords. This article is about politics that is a conjunction of Christianity and Socialism. ... This article is about the British political party. ... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Fabian Society is a British socialist intellectual movement, whose purpose is to advance the socialist cause by reformist, rather than revolutionary, means. ... Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international, non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ... MSF can stand for more than one thing. ... A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

Since the 2005 General Election he has been the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Charlie Falconer. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs is a United Kingdom cabinet position. ... Lord Falconer of Thoroton Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC (born 19 November 1951) is a British barrister and Labour Party politician. ...

Works

• Glenda Jackson: The Biography by Chris Bryant, 1999, HarperCollins, ISBN 0002559110
• Stafford Cripps: The First Modern Chancellor by Chris Bryant, 1997, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, ISBN 0340678925
• Possible Dreams: Personal History of the British Christian Socialists by Chris Bryant, 1996, Hodder & Stoughton Religious, ISBN 0340642017

External links

• Chris Bryant MP - official electoral site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Chris Bryant MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Chris Bryant MP
• Comment on Plaid Cymru election tactics
• The Knitting Circle: Parliamentarians
• MP Chris Bryant's alleged sex acts in nightclubs