Angie Bray


Angela Lavinia Bray is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton from 2010 to 2015.
She is now living in the Cotswolds.

Early life and career

Bray was born in Croydon. She was educated at Downe House School, Thatcham, and later attended the University of St Andrews, where she studied medieval history.
In 1979 she joined the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Gibraltar; a year later she joined LBC Radio as a presenter, producer and reporter.

Political career

She was employed as head of broadcasting at Conservative Central Office from 1989. She was a press officer for John Major's 1990 leadership campaign. During the 1992 general election campaign she served as press secretary to Chris Patten, the Chairman of the Conservative Party. She assisted the party's press office again in the 2005 election campaign, after which she worked as a public affairs consultant.
Bray unsuccessfully contested East Ham at the 1997 general election, finishing second behind Stephen Timms. She was a member of the London Assembly for West Central London from 2000 until she stood down in 2008, acting as Conservative leader in the Assembly from 2006. She was placed on the 'A-List' of Conservative Party candidates for the 2010 general election. She won in the constituency of Ealing Central and Acton.
After Bray's election to Parliament, she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office Minister, Francis Maude.
She was sacked as Parliamentary Private Secretary in July 2012, after she voted against a coalition government Bill on reforming the House of Lords.
She lost her seat in the 2015 general election.