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Chris Hinchliff

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Chris Hinchliff
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for North East Hertfordshire
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byOliver Heald
Majority1,923 (3.7%)
North Hertfordshire District councillor
for Royston Palace ward
In office
5 May 2022 – 2 September 2024
Personal details
Born1993 or 1994 (age 30–31)[1]
Political partyLabour
Other political
affiliations		Labour Co-op (as a councillor)
RelativesPeter Hinchliff (grandfather)
EducationKing's College, Cambridge

Christopher Volante Hinchliff[2] (born 1993 or 1994) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hertfordshire since 2024.[3][4] Prior to becoming a politician, he worked for CPRE, The Countryside Charity.[5]

Life

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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.[6] Afterwards, he studied for an MSc in ecological economics at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 2016.[6]

He was a Labour Party organiser before working for the charities Independent Age and CPRE.[6] From 2022 to 2024, he was a Labour and Co-operative Party councillor for the Royston Palace ward of North Hertfordshire District Council, where he also held the position of Executive Member for Planning and Transport.[7][8] He resigned as councillor on 2 September 2024 after his election to Parliament.[9]

Hinchliff was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hertfordshire at the 2024 general election.[10]

In November 2024, Hinchliff voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Matthew (17 October 2024). "North East Herts MP reflects on 100 days in office". Royston Crow. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: North Hertfordshire District Council Election of a District Councillor for Royston Palace on Thursday 5 May 2022" (PDF). North Hertfordshire District Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ^ "About". Chrishinchliff Co Uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Chris Hinchliff - Parliamentary career". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ "East Herts A120 villagers elect Labour MP for first time in their history". Bishop's Stortford Independent. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Christopher Hinchliff". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Chris Hinchliff | North Herts Council". 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "North Herts Council announces cabinet shake up after local elections". The Comet. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Royston Palace MP resigns position as North Herts councillor". Royston Crow. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. ^ "North East Hertfordshire | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
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