Chris Philp
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Chris Philp MP |
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Member of Parliament for Croydon South |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Ottaway |
| Majority | 17,410 (29.7%) |
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Camden Borough Councillor for Gospel Oak |
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In office 4 May 2006 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Raj Chada |
| Succeeded by | Theo Blackwell |
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6 July 1976 West Wickham, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | One daughter One son |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Website | www |
Christopher Ian Brian Mynott Philp (born 6 July 1976) is a British entrepreneur and Conservative Party politician. He was elected in May 2015 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon South.
Philp was brought up in West Wickham where his mother, Edna (née Mynott) was a teacher and his father, Dr Brian Philp MBE FSA, is an archaeologist. In 2014 his father stood as a UKIP candidate for the Hayes and Conley Hall Ward in the Bromley Council Elections. Philp was educated at St Olave's Grammar School in Orpington, and then at University College, Oxford where he was awarded a first class bachelor's degree in physics. He then completed a master's degree in theoretical quantum mechanics.
Philp worked for McKinsey and Company. He then went on to found his first company, Blueheath Holdings, in 2000. The company made a turnover of £70 million whilst sustaining losses of over £2 million pounds. It was sold four years later to Booker Cash & Carry Group for 10% of Booker's share capital, now worth £300 million.
Philp then joined forces with fellow Conservative MP Samuel Gyimah to found Clearstone Training and Recruitment Limited. The company ran into difficulties and went into administration in 2007. Documents filed at Companies House show Clearstone and its related subsidiaries left outstanding debts of over £4 million.
Philp also co-founded property investment vehicles Moreof Silverstone and Pluto Finance (UK) LLP. Both companies are registered in Jersey. Philp founded Next Big Thing in 2009 which resembles Dragons Den and works to get youngsters from inner city backgrounds interested in business, building their confidence and widening their horizons and their ambitions. This concept is thought to be the inspiration for the Government's StartUp Loans fund which is chaired by James Caan of Dragons Den. The company raised insufficient funds to operate and went into administration in December 2016.
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