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British politician (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Christopher Robert Chope OBE (born 19 May 1947) is a British barrister and politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Christchurch in Dorset since 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, he was first elected in 1983 for Southampton Itchen, but lost this seat in 1992 to Labour. He returned to Parliament in 1997 and has remained an MP ever since. A Brexit advocate, Chope has been supportive of Leave Means Leave, a Eurosceptic pressure group.[3]
The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and has not been an incumbent MP since Parliament was dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during this period. |
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Sir Christopher Chope | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
In office 22 July 1990 – 10 April 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
Preceded by | Robert Atkins |
Succeeded by | Kenneth Carlisle |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment | |
In office 10 September 1986 – 22 July 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | George Young |
Succeeded by | Patrick Nicholls |
Member of Parliament for Christchurch | |
Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
Preceded by | Diana Maddock |
Majority | 24,617 (47.4%) |
Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen | |
In office 9 June 1983 – 16 March 1992 | |
Preceded by | Bob Mitchell |
Succeeded by | John Denham |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher Robert Chope (1947-05-19) 19 May 1947 (age 77)[1] Putney, London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Christine Mary Hutchinson
(m. 1987) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews[2] |
Website | www |
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