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.
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.
Books in order of publication:
Possible Dreams: Personal History of the British Christian Socialists by Chris Bryant, 1996, Hodder & Stoughton Religious.
Stafford Cripps: The First Modern Chancellor by Chris Bryant, 1997, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.
Glenda Jackson: The Biography by Chris Bryant, 1999, HarperCollins.
Parliament: The Biography: Ancestral Voices (Vol. 1) by Chris Bryant, 2014, Doubleday.
Parliament: The Biography: Reform (Vol. 2) by Chris Bryant, 2014, Doubleday.
Entitled: A Critical History of the British Aristocracy by Chris Bryant, 2017, Doubleday.
The Glamour Boys: The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler by Chris Bryant, 2020, Bloomsbury Publishing.
Code of Conduct: Why We Need to Fix Parliament by Chris Bryant, 2023, Bloomsbury Publishing.
James and John: A True Story of Prejudice and Murder by Chris Bryant, 2024, Bloomsbury Publishing.
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