Chris Clarkson (politician)

Chris Clarkson
Chris Clarkson; MP
Member of Parliament ; for Heywood and Middleton
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 December 2019
Preceded by	Liz McInnes
Majority	663 (1.4%)
Personal details
Born	Christopher Mark Clarkson[1]; 12 November 1982
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University of Dundee

Christopher Mark Clarkson (born 12 November 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Heywood & Middleton since the 2019 general election.[2] He made his maiden speech on 3 June 2020.[3]

Biography

Clarkson is originally from Blackburn, studied law at Dundee University and worked for IRIS Legal and Virgin as a corporate development manager and consultant respectively. He is a member of the Countryside Alliance, and a supporter of Brexit.[4]

Prior to being elected to Parliament he was a Salford City Councillor between 2011 and 2019.[5] He had also contested the Heywood and Middleton seat in the 2017 general election but was unsuccessful.

Personal life

Clarkson is openly gay.[6]

References

"No. 62862". The London Gazette. 20 December 2019. p. 23182.
"Heywood & Middleton parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
"Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill". Hansard. Retrieved 4 Jun 2020.
"Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome.com. 2019-12-16. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
"Councillor Christopher Clarkson". Salford City Council. Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
"The new UK Parliament reportedly has the highest number of LGBTQ MPs in the world". Attitude.co.uk. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom

Contributions in Parliament at Hansard

Voting record at Public Whip

Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
Chris Clarkson on Twitter

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Liz McInnes	Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton 2019–present	Incumbent

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[1] "No. 62862". The London Gazette. 20 December 2019. p. 23182.

[2] "Heywood & Middleton parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

[3] "Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill". Hansard. Retrieved 4 Jun 2020.

[4] "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome.com. 2019-12-16. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-17.

[5] "Councillor Christopher Clarkson". Salford City Council. Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2019-12-16.

[6] "The new UK Parliament reportedly has the highest number of LGBTQ MPs in the world". Attitude.co.uk. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.