Chris Philp was elected as Conservative MP for Croydon South in 2015, being reelected in 2019 with a majority of 12,339.
The constituency of Croydon South is found in the far south of Greater London just inside the M25, covering the communities of Coulsdon and Purley. Although this seat contains a number of council tower blocks on the Waddon estate in the north, this constituency arguably has more in common with Surrey than the other Croydon seats, particularly amongst its communities that live along the North Downs. This an affluent suburban area packed with London bound commuters. It is a safe Conservative seat where the Conservatives polled close to 50% of the vote even during the Labour landslide years of Tony Blair.
Philp currenlty serves as Minister of State at the Home Office.
Chris Philp was briefly appointed to the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in September 2022. However he was replaced by Liz Truss after the autumn 2022 mini budget.
He served as Under Secretary of State at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport between September 2021 and July 2022. He resigned in July 2022 in protest at Boris Johnson continuing to remain as prime minister.
He was formerly Under Secretary of State at the Home Office and Ministry of Justice between 2019 and 2021. He was briefly Minister for London at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government between 2019 and 2020.
Born in 1976, Philp studied Physics and theoretical quantum mechanics at Oxford.
After having initially worked for the management consultancy firm, McKinsey and Company, Philp became an entrepreneur.
In 2000 he started his first business, Blueheath. In 2004 he co-founded a training and recruitment business that specialised in training HGV drivers. He later co-founded Pluto Capital. Management LLP, a property finance investment business, of which he remains a shareholder.
In 2000 Chris Philp set up a charity, The Next Big Thing, to helps students in year 12 and 13 to develop business ideas.
Philp served on Camden Borough Council between 2006 and 2010.
Philp backed Sajid Javid in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election. He supporter Remain in the 2016 referendum on Brexit.
He is married with two children.
Email: chris.philp.mp@parliament.uk
Personal Website: http://www.chrisphilp.com/
Twitter: @chrisphilp_mp
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/chris.philp.33
