1. Christopher Philip James Elmore was born on 23 December 1983 and is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bridgend, previously Ogmore, since 2016.
12 Facts About Chris Elmore
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Chris Elmore has been Comptroller of the Household since 10 July 2024.
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Christopher Elmore was born on 23 December 1983 in Newport and lived in Brynmawr and Caerphilly as a child.
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Chris Elmore started his working life as a trainee butcher and later attended Cardiff Metropolitan University completing a degree in History and Culture in 2005.
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In 2008, Chris Elmore was elected as a councillor for Casteland in the Vale of Glamorgan Council.
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In June 2016, Chris Elmore joined the Justice Select Committee; he joined the Welsh Affairs Select Committee the following month.
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Chris Elmore supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election.
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Youth engagement was an issue on which Chris Elmore had previously campaigned as a councillor.
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In 2017, Chris Elmore was elected as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rail in Wales.
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Chris Elmore 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.
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Chris Elmore was made a senior Opposition whip as a Shadow Lord Commissioner of HM Household.
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In November 2024, Chris Elmore voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.