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⚫ '''Christopher Kelly''' (born 1978), known as '''Chris Kelly''', is a ] politician in ]. He is the ] (MP) for the ] constituency in the ] of England. He was elected to parliament at the ], in the seat which was previously been occupied by ] ] for 13 years. He is a member of the ].


==Education== ==Education==
Kelly was educated at ], an ] in the city of ] in the Black Country of the West Midlands 1989-96, followed by ], where he was a ] and Politics student 1996-1999, and ] in 2002/3 where he gained an MBA. Kelly was born in 1978<ref name="dellam">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dellam.com/02880543-KELTRUCK-LIMITED.html |title=Keltruck Limited |publisher=Dellam Corporate Information |date=13 May 2010 |accessdate=21 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041517/http://www.dellam.com/02880543-KELTRUCK-LIMITED.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and educated at ] in the ], West Midlands 1989–96, followed by ], where he was a History and Politics student 1996–1999, and ] in 2002/3 where he gained an MBA.


Kelly and his friend ] placed a bet while at university that either would be ] before the year 2038, at the odds of 10,000 to 1.<ref name=BBCAug14>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29007855|title=Chris Kelly to stand down as Tory MP for Dudley South|publisher=]|date=31 August 2014|accessdate=31 August 2014}}</ref> They stand to win £500,000 should this happen.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18769451 | work=BBC News | title=The curious world of long-term bets | date=9 July 2012}}</ref>{{relevant?|date=February 2021}} Tomlinson and Kelly were both subsequently elected as members of parliament for the Conservative Party.<ref name=BBCAug14/>
==Life and career==
Kelly has held numerous positions in sales, marketing and business development in his fathers business, Keltruck Ltd - a ] truck dealership headquartered in ] - culminating in the position of marketing director for three years from 2006 to 2009. He is presently a non-executive director of his father's company and receives £40,000 remuneration for this role in addition to his standard salary as a Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite journal
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|title=The New Boys and Girls - No. 15 Chris Kelly
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|journal=Private Eye
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|location=London
}}</ref>


==Career==
Kelly ran for the leadership of ], but failed to be elected.<ref>Private Eye</ref> In 1998 Kelly and a friend placed a £50 bet at odds of 10,000/1 that one of them would be Prime Minister within 40 years.<ref>Private Eye</ref> After business school, Kelly worked as research assistant for ] in 2004/5 whilst the latter served as Leader of the Conservative Party.<ref>Private Eye</ref> Following his election it was revealed that Kelly had emailed all Conservative MP's asking if they would give his sister, Nicola, a secretarial job. Kelly was accused of abusing his position.<ref>Private Eye</ref>
After business school, Kelly worked as research assistant for ] in 2004/5 whilst the latter served as Leader of the Conservative Party.

Kelly was employed by his family's business, Keltruck Ltd&nbsp;– a ] truck dealership based in ]&nbsp;– serving as marketing director from 2006 to 2010, and was subsequently a paid non-executive director of his father's company.<ref name="financial-interests">{{Cite news |date=9 December 2013 |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/131209/kelly_chris.htm|title=The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1|work=House of Commons}}</ref>

Kelly was selected as the Conservative candidate for Dudley South in September 2007. He was elected to Parliament at the ] in the constituency represented for the previous 16 years by ] ].

In Parliament he was a member of the ], and founder Chairman of both the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Family Business and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Combating Metal Theft.

In 2010 Kelly attracted criticism for emailing all his fellow Conservative MPs from his Parliamentary email account urging them to give his sister a secretarial or managerial job.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/8362608.MP_used_Commons_email_account_to_seek_job_for_his_sister/ |title=MP used Commons email account to seek job for his sister |work=Stourbridge News}}</ref>

In August 2014 Kelly announced his intention to stand down at the ].<ref name=BBCAug14/> Kelly said that he would "...like to thank all those who have supported me since I was selected for Dudley South in September 2007...I would especially like to thank all those who voted for me at the general election in May 2010 and all of the friends and supporters who helped me for that election, as well as those who have supported my efforts since."<ref name=BBCAug14/>

The Dudley South seat was subsequently retained by the Conservatives, with ] succeeding Kelly as the area's elected representative at the 2015 election.<ref name=BBCMay15>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000672|title=General Election 2015 Results: Dudley South|date=8 May 2015|work=BBC News Online|accessdate=8 May 2015}}</ref>


Kelly is a Thatcherite and Eurosceptic, and supported ] in the ].<ref>Private Eye</ref>
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British politician (born 1978)

Chris Kelly
Member of Parliament
for Dudley South
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byIan Pearson
Succeeded byMike Wood
Personal details
BornChristopher Dimitri Kelly
June 1978
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materOxford Brookes University, Imperial College Business School

Christopher Dimitri Kelly (born 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Dudley South constituency in England's West Midlands at the 2010 general election. Kelly stood down at the 2015 general election after having served a single term.

Education

Kelly was born in 1978 and educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School in the Black Country, West Midlands 1989–96, followed by Oxford Brookes University, where he was a History and Politics student 1996–1999, and Imperial College Business School in 2002/3 where he gained an MBA.

Kelly and his friend Justin Tomlinson placed a bet while at university that either would be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom before the year 2038, at the odds of 10,000 to 1. They stand to win £500,000 should this happen. Tomlinson and Kelly were both subsequently elected as members of parliament for the Conservative Party.

Career

After business school, Kelly worked as research assistant for Michael Howard in 2004/5 whilst the latter served as Leader of the Conservative Party.

Kelly was employed by his family's business, Keltruck Ltd – a Scania truck dealership based in West Bromwich – serving as marketing director from 2006 to 2010, and was subsequently a paid non-executive director of his father's company.

Kelly was selected as the Conservative candidate for Dudley South in September 2007. He was elected to Parliament at the 2010 general election in the constituency represented for the previous 16 years by Labour's Ian Pearson.

In Parliament he was a member of the European Scrutiny Committee, and founder Chairman of both the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Family Business and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Combating Metal Theft.

In 2010 Kelly attracted criticism for emailing all his fellow Conservative MPs from his Parliamentary email account urging them to give his sister a secretarial or managerial job.

In August 2014 Kelly announced his intention to stand down at the 2015 general election. Kelly said that he would "...like to thank all those who have supported me since I was selected for Dudley South in September 2007...I would especially like to thank all those who voted for me at the general election in May 2010 and all of the friends and supporters who helped me for that election, as well as those who have supported my efforts since."

The Dudley South seat was subsequently retained by the Conservatives, with Mike Wood succeeding Kelly as the area's elected representative at the 2015 election.

References

  1. "Keltruck Limited". Dellam Corporate Information. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Chris Kelly to stand down as Tory MP for Dudley South". BBC News Online. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. "The curious world of long-term bets". BBC News. 9 July 2012.
  4. "The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1". House of Commons. 9 December 2013.
  5. "MP used Commons email account to seek job for his sister". Stourbridge News.
  6. "General Election 2015 Results: Dudley South". BBC News Online. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byIan Pearson Member of Parliament for Dudley South
2010–2015 		Succeeded byMike Wood
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