Born in Salford in 1967, Sir Graham Brady was elected to parliament in 1997 as the youngest Conservative MP in the house. Brady served as a Shadow Minister under four Conservative leaders before resigning in 2007 in protest at David Cameron' s opposition to grammar schools. He was Chairman of the 1922 Committee, the group which selects the leader of the Conservative Party, from 2010-2024. During his tenure as 1922 Committee chairman, Brady oversaw the election of three Prime Ministers - Theresa May, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak - as well as votes of no confidence in May and Boris Johnson. Kingmaker is his first book.