John Cryer

The Lord Cryer
Official portrait, 2019
Lord-in-Waiting
Government Whip
In office
8 October 2024 – 14 February 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
15 August 2024
Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
In office
9 February 2015 – 30 May 2024
Leader
Preceded byDavid Watts
Succeeded byJessica Morden
Member of Parliament
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byHarry Cohen
Succeeded byCalvin Bailey
ConstituencyLeyton and Wanstead
In office
1 May 1997 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byRobin Squire
Succeeded byJames Brokenshire
ConstituencyHornchurch
Personal details
BornJohn Robert Cryer
(1964-04-11) 11 April 1964
Darwen, Lancashire, England
PartyLabour
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children2
Parents
Alma mater
Websitewww.johncryermp.co.uk
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John Robert Cryer, Baron Cryer (born 11 April 1964), is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, he was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornchurch from 1997 to 2005 and the MP for Leyton and Wanstead from 2010 to 2024. Cryer was Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 2015 to 2024, and was a lord-in-waiting in the House of Lords from 2024 until 2025.