Christopher Leslie

For the musician, see Chris Leslie.

Christopher Michael Leslie (born 28 June 1972) is a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Shipley for the Labour Party from 1997 to 2005, and a minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs from 2001 to 2005.

Leslie won the seat in the 1997 general election by beating Marcus Fox, a senior figure in the Conservative Party, but was defeated by Conservative Philip Davies with a narrow majority in the 2005 general election. Leslie is currently the director of the policy think tank, the New Local Government Network.

When he entered the House of Commons in 1997, he was 24 years old, making him the youngest member of the house at that time (Baby of the House).

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Marcus Fox	Member of Parliament for Shipley 1997–2005	Succeeded by Philip Davies
Preceded by Matthew Taylor	Baby of the House 1997–2000	Succeeded by David Lammy

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