Chris Leaman is a British

United Kingdom

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 Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrats

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 politician

Politician

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. He represents Mapesbury

Mapesbury

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 ward in Brent

London Borough of Brent

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 (with Hayley Matthews and Sami Hashmi). Leaman was chief whip

Whip

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 of the Liberal Democrat group on Brent Council from 2006 to 2007. In May 2007 he was appointed chair of the Health Scrutiny Committee.

Prior to being elected himself, Leaman played a significant role in the election campaigns of Sarah Teather

Sarah Teather

Sarah Louise Teather is a British Liberal Democrat politician, Member of Parliament for Brent Central, Minister of State at the Department for Education, and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Guantanamo Bay....

, who dramatically took Brent East from Labour

Labour Party (UK)

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 in a 2003 by-election, and Ben Abbotts, who slashed a 12,000 Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 majority in Bromley and Chislehurst

Bromley and Chislehurst

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 in 2006.

In November 2006 it was announced that Leaman would become London

London

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 Campaigns Officer for the Liberal Democrats, masterminding the party's campaign for London constituencies at the 2010 general election.

External links

• Councillor Chris Leaman Personal profile at Brent Council
• Mapesbury Election Results 2006