Charlotte Leslie
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Charlotte Leslie MP |
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Member of Parliament for Bristol North West |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Naysmith |
| Majority | 4,944 (9.5%) |
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11 August 1978 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Website | charlotteleslie.com |
Charlotte Leslie (born 11 August 1978 in Liverpool) is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bristol North West constituency since her election on 6 May 2010.
In 2013, she was named "Backbencher of the Year" by The Spectator magazine, in recognition of her work on accountability and patient safety in the NHS.
Born in Liverpool in 1978, Leslie's family moved to Bristol aged two. Her father worked as an orthopaedic surgeon at Southmead Hospital in Bristol and the Bristol Royal Infirmary, as well as being a vicar. Her mother is a British triathlon champion for her age group, and in 2013, finished 9th in the World Triathlon Grand Final. Leslie attended Badminton School and Millfield, before studying Classics at Balliol College, Oxford. She graduated in 2001. She used to swim competitively, representing City of Bristol, and made the age-group national finals in 200m and 100m backstroke.
Whilst at university, and immediately afterwards, Leslie worked as a lifeguard on the beaches of North Cornwall, and then as a swimming coach and gym instructor at Thornbury Leisure Centre and part-time in a local pub. She later worked in television, for the BBC on The Weakest Link and The Holiday Programme, as well as on independent programmes on the BBC and Sky. She has also worked as a part-time tutor in Classics and as a governor of Oxford Gardens Primary School in London and Avonmouth Primary School in Bristol.
In 2005, she joined the Policy Exchange think tank. Whilst there, she co-authored the report, More Good School Places, which was the first to recommend a "Pupil Premium" of £6000 extra funding for each disadvantaged child in the country’s state schools. This policy was later adopted by the Coalition Government in 2010.
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