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Chris Elmore | |
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Shadow Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure | |
In office 4 December 2021 –22 July 2022 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Stephanie Peacock |
Shadow Minister for Scotland | |
In office 9 April 2020 –4 December 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Paul Sweeney |
Succeeded by | Liz Twist |
Member of Parliament for Ogmore | |
Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Huw Irranca-Davies |
Majority | 7,805 (22.1%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher Philip James Elmore 23 December 1983 [1] Newport,Wales,UK |
Political party | Welsh Labour |
Alma mater | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
Website | Official website |
Christopher Philip James Elmore (born 23 December 1983) [1] is a Welsh Labour Party politician. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ogmore since 2016.
Elmore was born in Newport and lived in Brynmawr and in Caerphilly as a child. [2]
He started his working life as a trainee butcher and later attended Cardiff Metropolitan University completing a degree in History and Culture in 2005. Elmore then worked in a number of professions including further education. [3]
In 2008,Elmore was elected as a councillor for Casteland in the Vale of Glamorgan Council. Later he was appointed as a cabinet member for children's services and schools. [4]
Elmore unsuccessfully contested the seat of Vale of Glamorgan in the 2015 United Kingdom general election before being selected as the Labour candidate in the 2016 Ogmore by-election, [5] which was held on 5 May 2016.
In June 2016,Elmore was joined the Justice Select Committee before also joining the Welsh Affairs Select Committee in July. [6] In October 2016,he was appointed to the frontbench position of Opposition whip. [7]
He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election. [8]
Since his election as an MP,Elmore has particularly focused on issues that impact young people,often speaking in parliament and elsewhere on the subject. [9] Youth engagement is an issue on which Elmore previously campaigned as a councillor. [10]
In 2017,Elmore was elected as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rail in Wales. [11] He has been a vocal opponent of the government's 2017 decision to cancel the planned electrification of the Great Western Mainline between Cardiff and Swansea. He has campaigned on issues including passenger safety. [12]
In April 2020,Elmore was made Shadow Minister for Scotland by new leader Keir Starmer. In this role he supported Ian Murray,Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland. He was also made a senior Opposition whip as a Shadow Lord Commissioner of HM Household. [13] [14]
Elmore is a member of Labour Friends of Israel. [15]
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