Jon Cruddas

Jon Cruddas
Official portrait, 2020
Policy Coordinator of the Labour Party
In office
15 May 2012 – 11 May 2015
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byLiam Byrne
Member of Parliament
for Dagenham and Rainham
Dagenham (2001–2010)
In office
7 June 2001 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byJudith Church
Succeeded byMargaret Mullane
Personal details
Born (1962-04-07) 7 April 1962
Helston, Cornwall, England
PartyLabour
Spouse
(m. 1992)
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Warwick
Signature
Websitewww.joncruddas.org.uk
Academic background
ThesisAn analysis of value theory, the sphere of production and contemporary approaches to the reorganisation of workplace relations (1991)
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Jonathan Cruddas (born 7 April 1962) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dagenham and Rainham, formerly Dagenham, between 2001 and 2024.

A critic of the Blair government, Cruddas unsuccessfully stood for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party in 2007. He has been a leader in Maurice Glasman's Blue Labour project, launched in 2009. In 2012, he was appointed to Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet, replacing Liam Byrne as Policy Coordinator.