Christopher John Pincher was born on 24 September 1969 and is a British independent politician and a Conservative Party member, who has served as Member of Parliament for Tamworth since 2010.
28 Facts About Chris Pincher
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Chris Pincher was first elected as MP for Tamworth at the 2010 general election, when he gained the seat from the Labour Party.
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Chris Pincher served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond from 2015 to 2016.
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Chris Pincher announced in April 2023 that he would stand down at the next general election.
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Chris Pincher was born in Walsall, and grew up in Wombourne, Staffordshire.
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Chris Pincher was deputy director of the Conservative Collegiate Forum, followed by chairman of Islington North Constituency Association, the constituency represented by Jeremy Corbyn since 1983.
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Chris Pincher was a member of Iain Duncan Smith's successful campaign for the party leadership in 2001.
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Chris Pincher successfully put pressure on Persimmon to resume and complete construction of the half-built Tame Alloys Estate in Wilnecote.
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Chris Pincher voted in favour of the Marriage Act 2013, which legalised same-sex marriage in England and Wales.
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Chris Pincher campaigned against the building of High Speed 2, which is planned to run past the outskirts of Tamworth.
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Chris Pincher has defended residents from accusations they were "Nimbies" and has called the HS2 business case 'significantly flawed'.
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Chris Pincher endorsed closer links with Latvia after meeting Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in January 2011.
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Chris Pincher has since met with the Latvian ambassador with a view to setting up an all-party parliamentary group for Latvia.
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Chris Pincher opposed moving the clocks permanently forward an hour to Central European Time.
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Chris Pincher unsuccessfully lobbied in Parliament for the Olympic Torch to pass through Tamworth during the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.
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Chris Pincher rejoined the British government in January 2018 as Treasurer of the Household.
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Chris Pincher was appointed to the Privy Council in November 2018.
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On 8 February 2022, during Johnson's cabinet reshuffle, Chris Pincher was moved back to his former role as Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons.
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Chris Pincher was succeeded as Minister of State for Housing by Stuart Andrew.
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Chris Pincher said that "I do not recognise either the events or the interpretation placed on them" and that "if Mr Story has ever felt offended by anything I said then I can only apologise to him".
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On 23 December 2017, the Conservative Party's investigating panel determined that Chris Pincher had not breached the code of conduct.
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Chris Pincher resigned as a Government Deputy Chief Whip on 30 June 2022, after he admitted he had "drunk far too much" the night before at the Carlton Club, a private members' club, in St James's, London, and having "embarrassed myself and other people".
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Chris Pincher was suspended as a Conservative MP but will stay in Parliament as an independent.
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On 3 July 2022, six new allegations against Chris Pincher emerged, involving behaviour over a decade.
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Three complaints are that Chris Pincher made unwanted advances against other male MPs, one in a bar at the House of Commons and one in Chris Pincher's parliamentary office.
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Chris Pincher maintained he had no intention of resigning as an MP.
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Chris Pincher left office on 6 September 2022 and was succeeded by Liz Truss.
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Chris Pincher was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council on 12 December 2018, entitling him to the honorific prefix "The Right Honourable" for life.