Angie Bray
| Angie Bray | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton |
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| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Rupa Huq |
| Leader - London Assembly Conservatives | |
| In office 2004–2006 |
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| Mayor | Ken Livingstone |
| Preceded by | Eric Ollerenshaw |
| Succeeded by | Richard Barnes |
| Member of the London Assembly for West Central |
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| In office 4 May 2000 – 1 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Kit Malthouse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1953 [1] Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
| Religion | Anglican |
Angela Lavinia Bray[2] (born 13 October 1953) is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Central and Acton from 2010 to 2015.
Early life and career
Born in Croydon, she attended Downe House School, Thatcham and the University of St Andrews where she studied medieval history.
In 1979, she joined the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Gibraltar, a year later she joined LBC Radio as a presenter, producer and reporter.
Political career
She was employed as head of broadcasting at the Conservative Central Office from 1989. She was a press officer for the John Major's 1990 leadership campaign. She then served as the press secretary to Party Chairman, Chris Patten during the 1992 general election, also assisting the Press Office again in the 2005 campaign, after which she worked as a public affairs consultant.
She unsuccessfully contested East Ham at the 1997 general election, finishing second behind Stephen Timms. She was previously member of the London Assembly for West Central London from 2000 until 2008, when she stood down, acting as Conservative leader in the Assembly from 2006.[3] She was placed on the 'A-List' of Conservative Party candidates for the 2010 General Election.[4]
After Bray's election to Parliament, she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office Minister, Francis Maude.[5]
Bray is the Vice-President of the Conservative Friends of Poland and a member of the Conservative Friends of Israel.
Bray was sacked as Parliamentary Private Secretary in July 2012 after she voted against a coalition government Bill on reforming the House of Lords.[6]
References
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at Conservative Party
- Biography from the London Assembly
- Ealing Acton & Shepherds Bush Conservatives
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton 2010–2015 |
Succeeded by Rupa Huq |
- Use dmy dates from November 2014
- Use British English from November 2014
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 2010–15
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Conservative Members of the London Assembly
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- British radio journalists
