Members of Parliament
Bristol North West
Charlotte was elected as the member of Parliament for Bristol North West in May 2010.
Charlotte Leslie, 29, has lived in Bristol for over 25 years. While at school in Bristol, Charlotte represented the City of Bristol in swimming, and made national finals in 100m and 200m Backstroke. She went on to study Classics at Balliol College, Oxford, and spent her university summers employed as a surf-lifeguard on the beaches in North Cornwall.
Before entering politics, Charlotte worked in television at the BBC on entertainment shows including 'The Weakest Link' and consumer programmes such as 'The Holiday Programme'. In her spare time, Charlotte enjoys swimming, surfing, running, writing, drawing, and listening to Bob Dylan. She also enjoys boxing.
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Kingswood
Chris Skidmore MPChris was elected as the member of Parliament for Kingswood in May 2010.
Chris, 26, was born in St Michael's Hospital in Bristol and grew up in Longwell Green and Bitton. His family have lived in the local area for generations. His first school was St Anne's Primary School in Oldland Common, and later Chris was educated at Bristol Grammar School.
Before entering politics, Chris read History at Oxford, staying on for postgraduate research where he was a convenor of a Graduate seminar series. He also worked briefly for the Western Daily Press and People Magazine, and was the researcher to the series Great Tales of English History by Robert Lacey...
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Filton & Bradley Stoke
Jack Lopresti MPJack was elected as the member of Parliament for Filton and Bradley Stoke in May 2010.
Jack was born in Southmead Hospital in 1969, and has lived and worked in the Bristol area all his life.
He is married to Lucy, and they live in Filton with their three children - Domenic, 15, Sophie, 12, and Michael, 10 - all of whom attend local schools in South Gloucestershire.
On leaving school, Jack worked in his family ice cream and catering business locally for over ten years. Post 1997, he worked in the financial services and residential property sectors, as a consultant and manager. He trained, and ran an office, in the Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford area. He still works locally...
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