Chris White (politician)
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Chris White MP |
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Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | James Plaskitt |
| Majority | 6,606 (13%) |
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| Born | 28 April 1967 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
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University of Manchester University of Bath |
| Website | www |
Christopher Mark Francis White (born 28 April 1967 in Australia) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick and Leamington, having won the seat at the 2010 general election.
White was educated at the state comprehensive St. Gregory's Catholic School, Tunbridge Wells, followed by the University of Manchester, where he obtained a BEng in Engineering, and an MBA from the University of Bath.
White contested Birmingham Hall Green in the 2001 general election, then Warwick and Leamington in the 2005 general election. In May 2008 he was elected to Warwick District Council. In the 2010 general election, he received 20,876 votes to Labour's James Plaskitt's 17,363 votes, a margin of 3,513 votes. White had a notional swing of 8.8%. He held the seat in the 2015 general election with an increased vote of 24,249 and 47.9% of the vote, leading to a majority of 6,606 votes over Labour's Lynnette Kelly.
He is Vice-Chair of cross-party UK think tank Policy Connect and a patron of the Leamington Spa-based peacebuilding charity Cord.
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