Christopher Leslie

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Christopher Michael Leslie (born 28 June 1972) is a British politician. He was a member of Parliament for Shipley for the Labour Party from 1997 to 2005, and a minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs from 2001 to 2005.

Leslie won the seat in 1997 by beating Marcus Fox, a senior figure in the Conservative Party, but was defeated by Conservative Philip Davies with a narrow majority in 2005. Leslie is currently the Director of policy think tank, the New Local Government Network.

When he entered the House of Commons in 1997, he was 24 years old, making him the youngest member of the house at that time (Baby of the House).

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