Members Of Parliament in Wanstead - East London and West Essex Guardian Series

MPs: John Cryer MP; Roger Evans AM; Marina Yannakoudakis MEP;

Leyton and Wanstead (House of Commons)

Mr John Cryer MP (Labour)

Surgery: 877 High Road
Leytonstone
London
E11 1HR

Surgery Tel: 020 8989 5249

MP Since - 2010 Majority - 6,416 Born - 11/04/1964, Married, 3 children.
Education - Oakbank School, Keighley, Hatfield Polytechnic (BA Literature and History), London College of Printing.
Previous Occupation - Journalist, Morning Star, now with Tribune. Member NUJ. Insurance Underwriter. Political Officer with Aslef (2005-2006). National political officer for Unite (2006-10).

Personal Overview - Comes from a political family (his father was Bob Cryer (deceased) former MP for Bradford South until 1994), his mother (Ann) is MP for Keighley. He is a member of the Co-operative Party, and is likely to tend more to the centre left in the Labour Party. He has had journalistic experience and will therefore have some familiarity with the media and in his first parliamentary spell was an active campaigner on local issues. He lost his Hornchurch seat at the 2005 election, re-entering Parliament in 2010 after working as a political officer for ASLEF (Train Drivers Union) and Unite (the largest UK Union) in the intervening period.

Political History - Lifelong party member. Has been a Member of the Labour Party’s National Policy Forum. MP Hornchurch (1997-). Member of the Deregulation (& Regulatory Reform) Select Committee (1997-2002). MP Leyton and Wanstead (2010-). Member of the Treasury Select Committee (2010-11).

Characteristics - Has journalistic experience, with a political background and family links. Proved willing to act on conviction despite whipping - rebelled over lone parent benefit, student tuition fees, and the bombing of Iraq. Has been a member of the Campaign Group.

Business Tel: 020 7219 7100

Email: john.cryer.mp@parliament.uk

Interests: Trade Unions

Commitee membership

• All-Party Parliamentary Athletics Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Boxing (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cuba (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UK Events Industry (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Health and Safety Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group (Treasurer)
• Kurdistan Region in Iraq Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microfinance (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mongolia (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Print Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Sikhs (Member)

Havering and Redbridge (Greater London Authority)

Mr Roger Evans AM (Conservative)

GLA Member Since - 2000 Majority - 43,025 Born - 1964. Single.
Education - Laurance Jackson School, Prior Pursgrove Sixth Form. Sheffield University (1982-85). University of Westminster (1996).

Previous Occupation - Previously worked for the Royal Mail as a Manager (1985-95). Then studied law at Inns of Court School of Law. Called to the Bar in November 1997. Legal & Marketing Manager for Spring.com (a training, IT and recruitment company) (1997-2000).

Personal Overview - Has Local Government experience as a Conservative Group Leader, and is likely to retain legal expertise and some knowledge of the IT/Recruitment sector. He has interests in planning issues and preserving green spaces around outer London, as well as a balanced transport policy where the role of the private car is recognised.

Political History - Councillor, Waltham Forest BC (1990-2002). Deputy Opposition Group Leader (1993-94), Opposition Group Leader (1994-98). GLA Member Havering & Redbridge (2000-). Former member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, member of the Environment Scrutiny Committee (2000-02), Vice Chairman (2002-04), member (2004-05), member of the Transport Policy & Spatial Development Scrutiny Committee (2000-02), Transport Committee (2002-04) member (2008), Vice Chairman (2004-05), Chairman (2005-08), member (2008-). Member of the Budget and Performance Committee (2007-). Member of the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee (2007-08). Conservative Group Spokesman on the Environment & Sustainability, (Transport & Environment) (2000-). Member of the the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. Member of the Audit Panel (2008-09), Chairman (2009-). Member of the Business Management and Administration Committee (2008-11). Member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Committee (2008-). Member of the Confirmation Hearings Committee (2008-). Member of the Environment Committee and Terms of Reference (2008-). Member of the Transport Committee (2011-).

Other Information - Member of the Bow Group. Winner in Middle Temple Debating Competition (1997).
All Party Groups - N/a.

Business Tel: 020 7983 6576

Email: roger.evans@london.gov.uk

Interests: Outer London,Transport,Law & Order,Planning Issues,Internet,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Budget and Performance Committee (Member)
• Environment Committee (Member)
• Transport Committee (Member)

London (European Parliament)

Ms Marina Yannakoudakis MEP (Conservative)

MEP Since - 2009 Born - 16/04/1956. Married, 3 children.
Education - Brunel University, BSC in Government, Politics and Modern History. Open University, MA in Education.
Previous Occupation - Financial Director of a family business (pan-European).

Personal Overview - Elected to the European Parliament from third place on the London Conservative Party list. Has been involved running a small business for over 23 years with experience negotiating in in Europe on behalf of her UK clients. She has campaigned to reduce regulation on business, reducing EU waste and fraud and on the sensible managing of migration. She also has experience raising funds for charity, as a former Chair of the Mayor of Barnet's Charity Appeal 2005/06 raising money for the mental health charity MIND.

Political History - Councillor, London Borough of Barnet. Has been Deputy Chairman of Chipping Barnet Conservative Association. MEP London Region (2009-). Membe rof the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-). Substitute member of the Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-). Member of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (2009-). Member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (2009-).

Other Information - School Governor. She was a Chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students at Brunel University and Chairperson for Communications on it's Student Union Executive. In her spare time she plays the saxophone and produces her own sculptures which she donates to charity.
Intergroups - N/a.

Email: marina.yannakoudakis@europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Business & Finance,Small Business,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Environment, Public Health & Food Safety (Member)
• Women's Rights & Gender Equality (Member)

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