Graham Brady

The Right Honourable Sir Graham Brady
Official portrait, 2020
Chairman of the 1922 Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 January 2020 Acting: 3 September 2019 – 20 January 2020
Leader	Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Dame Cheryl Gillan and Sir Charles Walker
In office 26 May 2010 – 24 May 2019
Leader	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	Sir Michael Spicer
Succeeded by	Dame Cheryl Gillan and Sir Charles Walker
Shadow portfolios Shadow Minister for Europe In office 15 June 2004 – 3 July 2007 Leader Michael Howard David Cameron Succeeded by Mark Francois Shadow Minister for Education In office 18 September 2001 – 1 July 2003 Leader Iain Duncan Smith Shadow Spokesperson for Work and Pensions In office 1 June 2000 – 1 June 2001
Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	TBC
Personal details
Born	Graham Stuart Brady (1967-05-20) 20 May 1967 (age 57) Salford, Lancashire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Victoria née Lowther, now Lady Brady ​ ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2
Residence(s)	Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England
Alma mater	St Aidan's College, Durham (BA)
Website	Official website

Sir Graham Stuart Brady (born 20 May 1967) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Altrincham and Sale West from 1997 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Chairman of the 1922 Committee since 2010, except for a brief period during the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.

Brady served as a Shadow Minister under four Conservative leaders before resigning in 2007 in protest at David Cameron's opposition to grammar schools. On 1 December 2010, Brady was voted "Backbencher of the Year" by The Spectator at its annual parliamentary awards.

During his tenure as 1922 Committee chairman, Brady has overseen the election of three Conservative Party leaders and Prime Ministers (Theresa May, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak)^[a] as well as votes of no confidence into May and Boris Johnson.

On 7 March 2023, Brady announced that he would not seek re-election at the 2024 general election.^[1][2]

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