Chris Bryant

Sir Christopher John "Chris" Bryant (born 11 January 1962) is a British Labour Party politician.

Sir Chris Bryant MP
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Julia Lopez
Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Julia Lopez (Creative Industries and Tourism) The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Arts)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia
In office 13 October 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Succeeded by	David Lidington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Gillian Merron
Succeeded by	Henry Bellingham
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
Member of Parliament for Rhondda and Ogmore Rhondda (2001–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Allan Rogers
Majority	7,790 (21.8%)
Committee chairmanships 2020–2023 Standards 2020–2022 Privileges 2017–2019 Finance
Shadow portfolios Shadow Cabinet 2015–2016 Commons Leader 2015–2015 Culture, Media and Sport Shadow Frontbench 2023–2024 Creative Industries and Digital 2014–2015 Arts 2013–2014 Welfare Reform 2011–2013 Immigration 2010–2011 Political and Constitutional Reform 2010 Europe
Personal details
Born	Christopher John Bryant (1962-01-11) 11 January 1962 (age 63) Cardiff, Wales
Political party	Labour (1986–present)
Other political affiliations	Conservative (before 1986)
Residence	Porth, Rhondda, Wales
Education	Cheltenham College
Alma mater	Mansfield College, Oxford (BA) Ripon College Cuddesdon
Website	chrisbryantmp.org.uk

He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda since the 2001 general election and most recently the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons until resigning on 26 June 2016. He was previously the Shadow Minister for the Arts, Minister of State for Europe, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

Bryant is openly gay.^[1]