Mel Stride

Mel Stride
MP
Mel Stride MP
Comptroller of the Household
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 July 2016
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Gavin Barwell
Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
	In office; 13 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Preceded by	Harriett Baldwin
Succeeded by	Andrew Griffiths
Member of Parliament ; for Central Devon
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Majority	21,265 (39.0%)
Personal details
Born	30 September 1961 (age 63)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Website	www.melstridemp.com

Melvyn John Stride^[1] (30 September 1961)^[2] is a British Conservative Party politician.

Early life

Mel Stride was born in Ealing, London in 1961.^[3] He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School and then Oxford University, where he was elected President of the Oxford Union.

Political career

Stride was selected as prospective Conservative candidate for Central Devon in June 2006 after his name was added to David Cameron's Conservative A-List in 2006.^[4] He was the first A-Lister to be selected.^[5]

Stride was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Devon at the 2010 general election. On 28 October 2011, Stride was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes.^[6]

Stride was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.^[7]

References

^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010.
^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251672/
^ "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
^ Rosemary Bennett, The A-list in The Times dated 12 June 2006, at timesonline.co.uk
^ http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/04/the-18-of-the-original-100-alisters-selected-for-conservative-seats-.html
^ "Mel Stride has become the first Central Devon MP". North Devon Journal. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
^ 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.

External links

Official site
Mel Stride MP Conservative Party profile
Central Devon Conservatives
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
Official channel at YouTube

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Central Devon 2010–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Gavin Barwell	Comptroller of the Household 2016–present	Incumbent

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[1] "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010.

[2] ttp://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251672/

[3] "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

[4] Rosemary Bennett, The A-list in The Times dated 12 June 2006, at timesonline.co.uk

[5] ttp://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/04/the-18-of-the-original-100-alisters-selected-for-conservative-seats-.html

[North_Devon-6] "Mel Stride has become the first Central Devon MP". North Devon Journal. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.

[thespectatorwhichtorympsbackbrexit-7] 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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