Chris Hinchliff Explained

Chris Hinchliff
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of Parliament
for North East Hertfordshire
Term Start:4 July 2024
Predecessor:Oliver Heald
Majority:1,923 (3.7%)
Office2:North Hertfordshire District councillor
for Royston Palace ward
Term Start2:5 May 2022
Party:Labour
Otherparty:Labour Co-op (as a councillor)
Relatives:Peter Hinchliff (grandfather)

Christopher Volante Hinchliff is a British Labour Party politician.[1] [2] Prior to becoming a politician, he worked for CPRE, The Countryside Charity.[3]

Life

Hinchliff was educated at The Howard of Effingham School in Surrey and King's College, Cambridge, where he read history and was a member of Cambridge University Labour Club.[4] Afterwards, he studied for an MSc in ecological economics at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 2016.[4]

He was a Labour Party organiser before working for the charities Independent Age and CPRE.[4] Since 2022, he has been a Labour and Co-operative Party councillor for the Royston Palace ward of the North Herts Council, where he holds the position of Executive Member for Planning and Transport.[5] [6]

Hinchliff was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hertfordshire at the 2024 general election.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About . 2024-07-05 . Chrishinchliff Co Uk . en.
  2. Web site: Chris Hinchliff - Parliamentary career . 2024-07-11 . UK Parliament.
  3. Web site: 2024-07-05 . East Herts A120 villagers elect Labour MP for first time in their history . 2024-07-05 . Bishop's Stortford Independent . en.
  4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-hinchliff-2a5690128/ "Christopher Hinchliff"
  5. Web site: 2024-07-05 . Councillor details - Councillor Chris Hinchliff North Herts Council . 2024-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240705115607/https://democracy.north-herts.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=500000071 . 2024-07-05 .
  6. Web site: 2024-05-24 . North Herts Council announces cabinet shake up after local elections . 2024-07-05 . The Comet . en.
  7. Web site: North East Hertfordshire General Election 2024 Sky News . 2024-07-05 . election.news.sky.com . en.