Alexander Stafford

Alexander Paul Thomas Stafford (born 19 July 1987) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rother Valley since the 2019 general election. He is the first Conservative to ever be elected for the seat.

Background
Stafford's maternal grandparents were refugees who fled communist regimes. His Polish Ukrainian grandfather was imprisoned in a gulag in Siberia during World War 2, until he was allowed to leave to fight with the British Army after the Soviet Union joined the allies. After the war he came to Britain and met Stafford's grandmother, a Polish East German who was also a refugee.

Stafford grew up in Ealing Broadway and was privately educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, where he was Deputy Head Boy. He studied at Oxford University where he served as President of the  Newman Society and President of the Oxford University Conservative Association (in Michaelmas Term of 2007). Before becoming an MP worked for Shell, the World Wildlife Fund and two MPs.

Political career
Stafford's political career began when he was elected to Ealing Council in West London, where he has represented the ward of Ealing Broadway since 2014. In November 2019, he was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Rother Valley. He was elected in the 2019 general election, becoming the first non-Labour MP to represent Rother Valley in the 101 year history of the constituency.

Stafford campaigned to leave the European Union during the 2016 referendum.

Personal life
Stafford lives with his wife Natalie, with whom he is expecting his first child in 2020.

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Category:People educated at St Benedict's School
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Category:Presidents of the Oxford University Conservative Association
Category:Conservative Party (UK) councillors
Category:Councillors in the London Borough of Ealing
Category:21st-century British politicians
Category:English people of Polish descent
Category:English people of Ukrainian descent
Category:English people of German descent