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Chris Leslie
British politician
For the English electric folk musician, see Chris Leslie (musician).
Christopher Michael Leslie (born 28 June 1972) is a British business executive and former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley from 1997 to 2005 and Nottingham East from 2010 to 2019.
A group of former Labour MPs have been called "cowards and traitors" on social media after quitting the party.
A former member of the Labour Party, he defected to form Change UK and later became an independent politician.
Born in Keighley, Leslie was educated at Bingley Grammar School and graduated from the University of Leeds with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Parliamentary Studies and a Master of Arts in Industrial and Labour Studies.
After working as an office administrator and political researcher, he was elected to Parliament for Shipley aged 24 at the 1997 general election.
Leslie was a minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs from 2001 to 2005 but lost his seat at the 2005 general election.
He was director of the New Local Government Network think