Chris Kelly (British politician)
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Christopher Kelly known as Chris Kelly, is a Conservative Party
politician in England
. He is the Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Dudley South constituency in the West Midlands
of England. He was elected to Parliament at the 2010 general election in the constituency represented for the previous 16 years by Labour's
Ian Pearson
. He is a member of the European Scrutiny Committee
, an ambassador for the charity Heropreneurs. and founder Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Family Business..
in the Black Country, West Midlands 1989-96, followed by Oxford Brookes University
, where he was a History
and Politics student 1996-1999, and Imperial College Business School in 2002/3 where he gained an MBA.
in 2004/5 whilst the latter served as Leader of the Conservative Party.
Kelly was then employed in the family business, Keltruck Ltd - a Scania truck dealership based in West Bromwich
- serving as marketing director from 2006 to 2009. He is now a paid non-executive director of his father's company.
He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Dudley South in September 2007.
In 2010 Kelly attracted criticism for emailing all his fellow Conservative MPs from his Parliamentary email account urging them to give his sister a secretarial or managerial job. The incident occurred in the wake of new rules curbing MPs employment of family members with Labour MP Stephen Pound suggesting Kelly had abused his position.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for the Dudley South constituency in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
of England. He was elected to Parliament at the 2010 general election in the constituency represented for the previous 16 years by Labour's
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Ian Pearson
Ian Pearson
Ian Phares Pearson is a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1994 until 2010, representing Dudley West from 1994 until 1997, and then Dudley South from 1997 until his retirement from the House of Commons at the 2010 general election...
. He is a member of the European Scrutiny Committee
European Scrutiny Committee
The European Scrutiny Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the Committee is to assess the legal and political importance of each EU document, and decide which EU documents are debated...
, an ambassador for the charity Heropreneurs. and founder Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Family Business..
Education
Kelly was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar SchoolWolverhampton Grammar School
Wolverhampton Grammar School is a co-educational independent school located in the city of Wolverhampton.Initially Wolverhampton Boys Grammar School, it was founded in 1512 by Sir Stephen Jenyns, a master of the ancient guild of Merchant Taylors, who was also Lord Mayor of London in the year of...
in the Black Country, West Midlands 1989-96, followed by Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
, where he was a History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and Politics student 1996-1999, and Imperial College Business School in 2002/3 where he gained an MBA.
Career
After business school, Kelly worked as research assistant for Michael HowardMichael Howard
Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne, CH, QC, PC is a British politician, who served as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005...
in 2004/5 whilst the latter served as Leader of the Conservative Party.
Kelly was then employed in the family business, Keltruck Ltd - a Scania truck dealership based in West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
- serving as marketing director from 2006 to 2009. He is now a paid non-executive director of his father's company.
He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Dudley South in September 2007.
In 2010 Kelly attracted criticism for emailing all his fellow Conservative MPs from his Parliamentary email account urging them to give his sister a secretarial or managerial job. The incident occurred in the wake of new rules curbing MPs employment of family members with Labour MP Stephen Pound suggesting Kelly had abused his position.