Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Trade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Douglas Alexander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Julia Lopez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ian Murray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Julia Lopez (Creative Industries and Tourism) The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Arts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ian Murray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Helen Goodman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Barbara Keeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Rhondda and Ogmore Rhondda (2001–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 June 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Allan Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 7,790 (21.8%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Christopher John Bryant 11 January 1962 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labour (1986–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (before 1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Jared Cranney (m. 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Cheltenham College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Mansfield College, Oxford (BA) Ripon College Cuddesdon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Christopher John Bryant (born 11 January 1962) is a British politician and former Anglican priest who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda and Ogmore, and previously Rhondda, since 2001. A member of the Labour Party, he was the Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms and Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism from 2024 to 2025.
Born in Cardiff, Bryant was privately educated at Cheltenham College before studying English at Mansfield College, Oxford. After graduating with a further degree in theology, he worked as a Church of England priest, as well as having roles at the BBC and Common Purpose. He was elected for Rhondda at the 2001 general election.
He previously served in government as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from 2008 to 2009 and Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia from 2009 to 2010. Bryant served in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Culture Secretary in 2015 and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2015 to 2016, before resigning in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.