Christopher Robert Chope OBE (born May 19, 1947) British politician and barrister. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Christchurch. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... A barrister (advocate in Scotland and the Channel Islands, barrister-at-law in Ireland and elsewhere) is a lawyer found in some Common law jurisdictions who principally, but not exclusively, represents litigants as their advocate before the courts of that jurisdiction. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... Christchurch is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Christopher Chope was born in Putney, the son of a judge, and was educated at the St Andrew's School in Eastbourne and Marlborough College, before attending the University of St Andrews where he was awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree, and finished his education at the Inns of Court School of law. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1972 and was elected as a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth in 1974 and became the council leader in 1979; he left the council on his first election to parliament in 1983. He was awarded the OBE for his services to local government in 1982. He was one of the pioneers in the selling off of council housing stock. Putney is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... Saint Andrew (Greek: Andreas, manly), called in the Orthodox tradition Protocletos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle, brother of Saint Peter. ... // Eastbourne is a medium-sized town in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, with a population, according to the 2001 Census, of around 90,000. ... Marlborough College is a British boarding school in the county of Wiltshire, founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, although it now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. ... The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410 and 1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland (and third oldest in the English speaking world). ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... The Inns of Court, in London, are where barristers train and traditionally practice, although growth in the profession caused many barristers chambers to move outside the precincts of the Inns of Court in the late 20th century. ... In England and Wales, many Commonwealth jurisdictions, and Hong Kong SAR, barristers (, lawyers who are licensed to argue cases in superior courts, as opposed to those licensed for other forms of legal practice outside of the courtrooms, such as providing legal advice to lay clients) are those who have been... The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England, to which barristers belong and where they are called to the Bar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these... Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was elected as an MP at the 1983 General Election for Southampton Itchen where he defeated the SDP (and previously Labour) MP Bob Mitchell by 5,290 votes and became the first Tory MP for Southampton Itchen since the the war. Southampton Itchen was the constituency of the former Speaker of the House of Commons Horace King. He was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Peter Brooke, the Minister of State at the Treasury in 1986, before being promoted by Margaret Thatcher to serve in her government as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for the Environment later in the same year, where he was responsible for steering through the poll tax legislation. He was moved under the leadership of John Major to serve in the same rank at the Department of Transport from 1990 until he lost his Southampton Itchen seat to John Denham at the 1992 General Election by just 551 votes. The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... Southampton Itchen is a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency, currently represented by the Labour Party Member of Parliament John Denham MP (b. ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a political party of the United Kingdom that existed nationwide between 1981 and 1988. ... 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). ... Richard Charles Bob Mitchell (22 August 1927 - 18 September 2003) was a Labour MP from Southampton Test from 1966-1970 and a Labour and then SDP MP from Southampton Itchen from 1971-1983. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... In the United Kingdom, the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, and is seen historically as the First Commoner of the Land. ... Dr. Horace Maybray King, (May 25, 1901 – September 3, 1986), was a British politician who served as a Labour MP from 1950 until 1970 before becoming a life peer. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... The Right Honourable Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, PC (born March 3, 1934), is a British politician, a former Conservative Cabinet member, and former member of Parliament for the constituency of Cities of London & Westminster. He is the son of Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor, a... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... The new eastern entrance to HM Treasury HM Treasury (Her/His Majestys Treasury) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for and putting into effect the UK Governments financial and economic policy. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (b. ... A Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is then junior to a Secretary of State. ... The Department for the Environment was a British government department. ... A poll tax, head tax, soul tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income). ... Sir John Major, KG, CH, (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served in the Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, before succeeding Thatcher as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997. ... The Department of Transport is a ministry of the United Kingdom, currently headed by the Secretary of State for Transport (Alistair Darling). ... This article is about the year. ... The Right Honourable John Yorke Denham (born July 15, 1953) is the United Kingdom Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen. ... The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ...

Out of parliament, Christopher Chope took up a consultancy with Ernst & Young, but was re-elected at the 1997 General Election where he regained the Christchurch seat following its fall at the 1993 Christchurch by-election caused by the death of Robert Adley. He defeated the new Liberal Democrat MP Diana Maddock by 2,165 votes and he had remained the MP there since. After his re-election he became a spokesman on the Environment, Transport and the Regions as well as being the Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party under William Hague, he left the frontbench in 1997 when he became a member of the Trade and Industry Select Committee until after the 2001 General Election when he returned to the frontbench under Iain Duncan Smith as a spokesman on the Treasury, he moved to Transport in 2002 and again stood down from frontbench politics after the 2005 General Election. He currently serves on the Chairman's Panel. Ernst & Young is one of the Big Four auditors, and the third largest professional services firm in the world (after PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) in terms of revenue. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... This is a list of UK by-elections, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. ... Robert Adley (died May 13, 1993) was a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Diana Margaret Maddock, Baroness Maddock (born 31st January 1947) is a Liberal Democrat politician. ... William Hague The Right Honourable William Jefferson Hague (born March 26, 1961) is a British politician, the Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire, former leader of the Conservative Party, and currently Shadow Foreign Secretary. ... In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ... A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. ... Rt. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

He is chairman of the Eurosceptic Conservative Way Forward group and used to be a barrister in the Chambers of Peter Rawlinson. He has been married to Christine Hutchinson since 1987 and they have a son and a daughter. A devout Christian, he has expressed views favouring capital punishment. It has been suggested that Eurorealism be merged into this article or section. ... Conservative Way Forward is a group within the British Conservative Party. ... The Right Honourable Sir Peter Rawlinson, the Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, QC (1919- ) is an English barrister and politician. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ...

External links

• Christopher Chope MP biography at the site of the Conservative Party
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Christopher Chope MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Christopher Chope MP
• The Public Whip - Christopher Chope MP voting record
• BBC News - Christopher Chope profile 10 February, 2005