Christopher Michael Leslie (28 June 1972) is a British politician. He was member of Parliament for Shipley for the Labour Party from 1997-2005, and a minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs from2001 to 2005. He won the seat in 1997, beating Marcus Fox, a senior figure in the Conservative Party, but was defeated by a narrow majority in 2005. (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 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. ... Shipley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is a United Kingdom government department. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Dre 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir John Marcus Fox (June 11, 1927-March 16, 2002) was a British politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...