Alex Chalk
Alex Chalk | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cheltenham | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Horwood |
| Majority | 6,516 (12.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1976 Foxcote, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford City University London |
| Website | Official website |
Alex Chalk is an English Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham since May 2015. He regained the seat from the Liberal Democrat Martin Horwood and ended 23 years of Lib Dem representation for the town.[1] He is a barrister at 6KBW College Hill. Chalk is a Member of the Criminal Bar Association and the Serious Fraud Office Panel of Counsel.
Early life
Chalk was born in Foxcote outside Cheltenham, in 1977.
Education
Chalk was educated at Winchester College, Magdalen College, Oxford, City University London and the Inns of Court School of Law.[2][3]
Parliamentary career
Chalk took part in the 18 January 2016 parliamentary debate following a petition to ban Donald Trump from the United Kingdom. Some of his comments were widely broadcast, including in the United States. He said: "Can I not suggest that actually this is about buffoonery, and ultimately buffoonery should not be met with the blunt instrument of a ban, but with the classic British response of ridicule."[4][5]
Chalk was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.[6]
References
- ^ "Cheltenham (2015 general election results)". BBC News. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Winchester College, A Register 2014, page 817
- ^ "UK Polling Report – Current MP – Alex Chalk". UKPollingReport.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Hughes, Laura (18 January 2016). "Donald Trump branded a 'buffoon, demagogue and wazzock' by MPs". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "The U.K. Debates a Ban on Donald Trump". cc.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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