Alex Chalk
| Alex Chalk MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Cheltenham | |
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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 |
| 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]
Early life
Chalk was born in Foxcote outside Cheltenham, in 1977.
Education
Chalk was educated at Winchester College, Magdalen College, Oxford and the City University, London.[2][3]
Parliamentary career
Chalk took part in the January 18 2016 parliamentary debate following a petition to ban Donald Trump from the United Kingdom. Some of his comments were widely broadcast, including in the USA. 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]
References
- ↑ 2015 general election results, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
- ↑ Winchester College, A Register 2014, page 817
- ↑ "UK Polling Report - Current MP - Alex Chalk". UKPollingReport.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ↑ | Donald Trump branded a 'buffoon, demagogue and wazzock' by MPs, telegraph.co.uk; accessed 24 January 2016.
- ↑ | The U.K. Debates a Ban on Donald Trump, cc.com; accessed 24 January 2016.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Martin Horwood |
Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 2015–present |
Incumbent |