The Lord Cryer | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Lord-in-Waiting Government Whip | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| 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 | |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | www |
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 has been a lord-in-waiting in the House of Lords since 2024.