What was the name of the former Member of Parliament whose son was elected as Secretary of State at the Department for Transport?
Chris Mole Christopher David Mole (born 16 March 1958) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich from a by-election in 2001, after the death of Jamie Cann, and was re-elected in 2005. He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, until his defeat in the 2010 general election by Ben Gummer, son of former MP John Gummer.
Mel Stride Melvyn John Stride (30 September 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician. Stride was appointed as Financial Secretary to the Treasury in the Second May ministry of June 2017, replacing Jane Ellison who lost her seat during the election.