Charlotte Leslie was born on 11 August 1978 and is a British Conservative Party politician who is the current Director of the Conservative Middle East Council.
29 Facts About Charlotte Leslie
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Charlotte Leslie was the Member of Parliament for the Bristol North West constituency, losing her seat at the 2017 general election.
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Charlotte Leslie's father worked as an orthopaedic surgeon at Southmead Hospital in Bristol and the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
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Charlotte Leslie's mother is a British triathlon champion for her age group, and in 2013, finished 9th in the World Triathlon Grand Final.
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Charlotte Leslie was privately educated at Badminton School and Millfield, before studying Classics at Balliol College, Oxford.
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Whilst at university, and immediately afterwards, Charlotte Leslie worked as a lifeguard on the beaches of North Cornwall, and then as a swimming coach and gym instructor at Thornbury Leisure Centre and part-time in a local pub.
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Charlotte Leslie later worked in television, for the BBC on The Weakest Link and The Holiday Programme, as well as on independent programmes at the BBC and Sky.
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Charlotte Leslie has worked as a part-time tutor in Classics as well as both a governor of Oxford Gardens Primary School in London and Avonmouth Primary School in Bristol.
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Charlotte Leslie later worked as an advisor to David Willetts, the then Shadow Secretary of state for Children, Schools and Families, focusing mainly on special needs education, and for the Young Foundation and the National Autistic Society.
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In July 2017, Charlotte Leslie was appointed the director of the Conservative Middle East Council.
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Charlotte Leslie made her maiden speech on 2 June 2010, focusing on the educational divisions existing in her constituency and praising organisations like Teach First which seek to break down such barriers.
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Charlotte Leslie became a member of the Education Select Committee in 2010, stepping down in 2013 after she became a member of the Health Select Committee.
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Charlotte Leslie became more prominent in 2013 after the publication of the report of the Francis Inquiry into the scandal at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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Charlotte Leslie was praised for her campaign during which she called for David Nicholson, the Chief Executive of NHS England, to resign.
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Charlotte Leslie has led calls in Parliament for the creation of a Royal College of Teaching, publishing a book on the subject in 2013.
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Charlotte Leslie was a trustee on the Teacher Development Trust.
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Charlotte Leslie re-formed the All Party Parliamentary Group for Boxing in 2011, and was its chair for approximately 6 years.
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Charlotte Leslie was a member of the APPGs on Autism, Beer, National Citizens' Service and Volunteering, and Sport.
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However, in July 2014, the Standards Commissioner ruled that Charlotte Leslie had not breached the rules, although she had already apologised for any error.
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For several months, Charlotte Leslie chaired the Commons All Party Parliamentary Group on Saudi Arabia.
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Charlotte Leslie announced before the Brexit referendum that she would support Brexit.
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Charlotte Leslie contributed to its work on social and employment law and on the EU's impact on the National Health Service.
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Charlotte Leslie has campaigned extensively for the re-opening of the Henbury Loop rail line around the north of her former constituency, and for the introduction of a smartcard on local transport.
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Charlotte Leslie supported the creation of an elected mayoralty in Bristol, which became one of the few cities voting on an elected mayor to choose to have one in 2012.
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Charlotte Leslie is a strong supporter of Free Schools and worked with local parents to form a "Parents Voice" group to set up the Bristol Free School, which, in 2011, became one of the first Free Schools to open.
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In 2013, Charlotte Leslie backed Bristol Rovers' plans to move to a new stadium.
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Charlotte Leslie spoke out strongly against the TRASH group's opposition to the proposal for a new Sainsburys on the current Memorial Ground site.
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Charlotte Leslie is the President of Avonmouth National Smelting Company Boxing Club.
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Charlotte Leslie became engaged to John Darvall, a BBC Radio Bristol presenter and twice married father of four, on Christmas Day, 2014.