Chris Leslie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chris Leslie

British politician

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1972

Place of Birth: Keighley, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Christopher Michael Leslie (born 28 June 1972) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East from 2010 until 2019. Earlier in his political career, Leslie was the MP for Shipley from 1997 to 2005 and a minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs from 2001 to 2005.
Between 2005 and his 2010 re-election, he worked as the director of the New Local Government Network think-tank.In 2015, between May and September, he served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in the shadow cabinet of acting Labour leader Harriet Harman.
In 2018, he lost a motion of no confidence by his constituency party.
In February 2019, Leslie left Labour alongside six other MPs in protest at the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn to form The Independent Group, now The Independent Group for Change.
He became the group's deputy leader following the resignations of Gavin Shuker and Chuka Umunna as convener and spokesperson respectively.

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