Chaim Krawiec

Early Life
Chaim Krawiec was born in Hexham, Northumberland, on December 11th 1971. His parents were Polish Jewish immigrants to the UK in the 1950s, who escaped persecution by the Communist regime there.

Political Moves
Krawiec joined the local Conservative Party in 1991, and worked there as a volunteer for several years before becoming a volunteer private secretary to the MP, Peter Atkinson, who was a friend of his family. In 2009, Peter Atkinson announced that he would stand down at the next General Election, and a few weeks later Chaim Krawiec was chosen, unopposed, as the Conservative candidate. HEXHAM - 2010 GE Con - 41.7% (- 0.7%) LD  - 30.5% (+ 4.8%)  ​Lab - 19.1% (-11.2%) ---TURNOUT: 70.8%

Political Stance
Chaim Krawiec is considered to be on the right wing of the Conservative Party. A staunch Eurosceptic, he also has firm opinions on law and order, fiscal prudence, the benefits system and streamlining in the NHS.

Personal Life
In 2005, Krawiec married his long-term girlfriend, Elizabeth Roberts, a businesswoman. They have no children.

In 2007, his parents sadly died, within weeks of one another.

His hobbies include football (he is a season ticket holder at Carlisle Utd), chess, and 8-ball pool. He is an occasional cigarette and cigar smoker who enjoys drinking fine wines.