Assumed office 20 January 2020 Acting: 3 September 2019 – 20 January 2020
Leader
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded by
Dame Cheryl Gillan and Sir Charles Walker
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
TBC
Personal details
Born
Graham Stuart Brady
(1967-05-20) 20 May 1967 (age 57) Salford, Lancashire, England
Political party
Conservative
Spouse(s)
Victoria née Lowther, now Lady Brady
(m. 1992)
Children
2
Residence(s)
Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England
Alma mater
St Aidan's College, Durham (BA)
Website
Official website
Sir Graham Stuart Brady (born 20 May 1967) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Altrincham and Sale West from 1997 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Chairman of the 1922 Committee since 2010, except for a brief period during the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.
Brady served as a Shadow Minister under four Conservative leaders before resigning in 2007 in protest at David Cameron's opposition to grammar schools. On 1 December 2010, Brady was voted "Backbencher of the Year" by The Spectator at its annual parliamentary awards.
During his tenure as 1922 Committee chairman, Brady has overseen the election of three Conservative Party leaders and Prime Ministers (Theresa May, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak)[a] as well as votes of no confidence into May and Boris Johnson.
On 7 March 2023, Brady announced that he would not seek re-election at the 2024 general election.[1][2]
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^Riley-Smith, Ben (10 April 2023). "Rishi Sunak plans autumn 2024 general election in hope of shock victory". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^"Sir Graham Brady to stand down as Altrincham & Sale West MP at next election". ITV. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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