Jon Cruddas
Politician
1962 –
Who is Jon Cruddas?
Jonathan Cruddas is a British Labour Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament since 2001, first for Dagenham and then for Dagenham and Rainham.
A graduate of Warwick University, Cruddas was first elected to Parliament in 2001. Having been critical of many aspects of the Blair Government, Cruddas stood for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party in 2007, being eliminated in the penultimate round of the contest. Unlike the other five candidates, he openly stated that he did not wish to become Deputy Prime Minister. He won the most votes in the first round of voting, obtaining 19.39% of the vote from both party members and party-affiliated organisations, and it is thought that the second-choice votes of the Cruddas supporters contributed to Harriet Harman's eventual victory. After his campaign, he was offered a position in the Cabinet by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, which he turned down.
Despite being touted by some media sources as a potential candidate for the Leadership of the Labour Party in the future, he ruled himself out of the 2010 leadership election, saying that he did not want the job but instead wanted to influence policy.
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- Born
- Apr 7, 1962
Helston - Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Warwick
- Lived in
- Portsmouth
- Dagenham
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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