The Lord Cryer | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2019 | |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
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 | |
Preceded by | David Watts |
Succeeded by | Jessica Morden |
Personal details | |
Born | John Robert Cryer 11 April 1964 Darwen, Lancashire, England |
Political party | Labour |
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Parents | |
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Website | www |
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.