Chris Bryant

Sir Chris Bryant MP
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Julia Lopez
Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Julia Lopez (Creative Industries and Tourism) The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Arts)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia
In office 13 October 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Succeeded by	David Lidington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Gillian Merron
Succeeded by	Henry Bellingham
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
In office 5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Helen Goodman
Succeeded by	Barbara Keeley
Member of Parliament for Rhondda and Ogmore Rhondda (2001–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Allan Rogers
Majority	7,790 (21.8%)
Committee chairmanships 2020–2023 Standards 2020–2022 Privileges 2017–2019 Finance
Shadow portfolios Shadow cabinet 2015–2016 Commons Leader 2015–2015 Culture, Media and Sport Shadow Frontbench 2023–2024 Creative Industries and Digital 2014–2015 Arts 2013–2014 Welfare Reform 2011–2013 Immigration 2010–2011 Political and Constitutional Reform 2010 Europe
Personal details
Born	Christopher John Bryant (1962-01-11) 11 January 1962 (age 62) Cardiff, Wales
Political party	Labour (1986–present)
Other political affiliations	Conservative (before 1986)
Residence(s)	Porth, Rhondda, Wales
Education	Cheltenham College
Alma mater	Mansfield College, Oxford (BA) Ripon College Cuddesdon
Website	www.chrisbryant.org.uk

Sir Christopher John Bryant (born 11 January 1962) is a British politician and former Anglican priest who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda and Ogmore, and previously Rhondda, since 2001. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms and Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism since 2024.^[1][2]

Born in Cardiff, Bryant was privately educated at Cheltenham College before studying English at Mansfield College, Oxford. After graduating with a further degree in theology, he worked as a Church of England priest, as well as having roles at the BBC and Common Purpose. He was elected for Rhondda at the 2001 general election.

He previously served in government as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from 2008 to 2009 and Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia from 2009 to 2010. Bryant served in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Culture Secretary in 2015 and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2015 to 2016, before resigning in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.