Chris Bryant

Christopher John Bryant (born 11 January 1962) is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda since the 2001 general election and most recently the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons until resigning on 26 June 2016. He was previously the Shadow Minister for the Arts, Minister of State for Europe, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. He was re-elected in June 2017. Bryant previously worked as a Church of England vicar, as well as having roles at the BBC and Common Purpose.