Chris Bryant
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Chris Bryant MP |
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| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Angela Eagle |
| Succeeded by | Paul Flynn |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
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In office 11 May 2015 – 13 September 2015 |
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| Leader | Harriet Harman (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Harriet Harman |
| Succeeded by | Michael Dugher |
| Shadow Minister of State for the Arts | |
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In office 3 December 2014 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Helen Goodman |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Shadow Minister of State for Welfare Reform | |
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In office 8 October 2013 – 3 December 2014 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Ian Austin |
| Succeeded by | Helen Goodman |
| Shadow Minister of State for Immigration | |
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In office 7 October 2011 – 8 October 2013 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Gerry Sutcliffe |
| Succeeded by | David Hanson |
| Shadow Minister of State for Political Reform | |
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In office 12 May 2010 – 7 October 2011 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Wayne David |
| Under Secretary of State for Europe and Asia | |
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In office 13 October 2009 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Minister of State for Europe) |
| Succeeded by | David Lidington (Minister of State for Europe) |
| Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Gillian Merron |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Burt |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Helen Goodman |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Keeley |
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Member of Parliament for Rhondda |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Rogers |
| Majority | 7,445 (23.6%) |
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Christopher John Bryant 11 January 1962 Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| Political party | Labour (1986–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Jared Cranney |
| Alma mater |
Mansfield College, Oxford Ripon College Cuddesdon |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Website |
Official website Commons website |
Christopher John "Chris" Bryant (born 11 January 1962) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda since the 2001 general election and most recently the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons until resigning on June 26, 2016. He was previously the Shadow Minister for the Arts, Minister of State for Europe, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Bryant previously worked as an Anglican priest, as well as having roles at the BBC and Common Purpose.
Chris Bryant was born in Cardiff, to a Scottish mother and a Welsh father. Bryant grew up in Cardiff, Wales (where his father worked for five years), and Cheltenham. He was educated at Cheltenham College, an independent school for boys in the spa town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, where he was captain of the school swimming team, and Mansfield College at the University of Oxford. He graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English. This was later promoted to a Master of Arts degree (MA (Oxon)), as per tradition.
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