Graham Brady

Sir Graham Stuart Brady MP (born 20 May 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Altrincham and Sale West from 1997 to 2024. He served as a Shadow Minister for Europe under four Conservative leaders before resigning in 2007 in protest at David Cameron's opposition to grammar schools.

The Right Honourable Sir Graham Brady
Official portrait, 2020
Chairman of the 1922 Committee
In office 20 January 2020 – 9 July 2024 Acting: 3 September 2019 – 20 January 2020
Leader	Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Dame Cheryl Gillan and Sir Charles Walker
Succeeded by	Bob Blackman
In office 26 May 2010 – 24 May 2019
Leader	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	Sir Michael Spicer
Succeeded by	Dame Cheryl Gillan and Sir Charles Walker
Shadow portfolios Shadow Minister for Europe In office 15 June 2004 – 3 July 2007 Leader Michael Howard David Cameron Succeeded by Mark Francois Shadow Minister for Education In office 18 September 2001 – 1 July 2003 Leader Iain Duncan Smith Shadow Spokesperson for Work and Pensions In office 1 June 2000 – 1 June 2001
Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Connor Rand
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Assuming office TBD
Personal details
Born	Graham Stuart Brady (1967-05-20) 20 May 1967 (age 58) Salford, Lancashire, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Victoria née Lowther, now Lady Brady ​ ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2
Residence	Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England
Alma mater	St Aidan's College, Durham (BA)
Website	Official website

Brady replaced Michael Spicer as Chairman of the 1922 Committee on 26 May 2010.^[1][2]

On 1 December 2010, Brady was voted "Backbencher of the Year" by The Spectator. He resigned as 1922 Committee Chairman on 24 May 2019 in order to launch a bid for Conservative Party leadership in the weeks that followed.^[3]

Brady was knighted as part of the 2018 New Year Honours.^[4]

In March 2023 he announced that he would not be standing again for election.^[5]