John Cryer

The Right Honourable The Lord Cryer
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 August 2024 Life peerage
Member of Parliament for Leyton and Wanstead
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Harry Cohen
Succeeded by	Calvin Bailey
Member of Parliament for Hornchurch
In office 1 May 1997 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by	Robin Squire
Succeeded by	James Brokenshire
Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
In office 9 February 2015 – 30 May 2024
Leader	Ed Miliband Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer
Preceded by	David Watts
Succeeded by	Jessica Morden
Personal details
Born	John Robert Cryer (1964-04-11) 11 April 1964 (age 60) Darwen, Lancashire, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Ellie Reeves ​ (m. 2012)​
Parents	Bob Cryer (father) Ann Cryer (mother)
Alma mater	Hatfield Polytechnic London College of Printing
Website	www.johncryermp.co.uk

John Robert Cryer, Baron Cryer (born 11 April 1964), is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leyton and Wanstead from 2010 to 2024.^[1] A member of the Labour Party, he was previously MP for Hornchurch from 1997 to 2005. Cryer was Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 2015 to 2024. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2024.