Graham Eric Stringer (born February 17, 1950, Manchester) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Labour Member of Parliament for Manchester Blackley. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Manchester Blackley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Kenneth Eastham (born 11 August 1927) is a British Labour politician. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manchester (pronounced ) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The University of Sheffield is a research university, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manchester (pronounced ) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a political party of the United Kingdom that existed nationwide between 1981 and 1988. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Manchester Blackley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

After graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Sheffield, Stringer was an analytical chemist in the plastics industry. Chemistry - the study of atoms, made of nuclei (conglomeration of center particles) and electrons (outer particles), and the structures they form. ... The University of Sheffield is a research university, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. ... The plastics industry manufactures polymer materials and offers services in plastics important to a range of industries, including: aerospace, building and construction, electronics, packaging, and transportation. ...

Stringer became a local councillor in Manchester in 1979, and was Manchester City Council leader from 1984 to 1996. He was also chair of Manchester Airport plc from 1996 to 1997. Manchester (pronounced ) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Manchester City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... For the United States airport, see Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Stringer was first elected in the year of 1997, becoming a member of the Environment, Transport and Regions Select Committee until 1999. Stringer then served as served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office until 2001, and then a government whip until from 2002. Stringer then returned to the back benches. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet in progressing matters that require coordination across Government departments. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislator who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition. ...

It is believed by many that Graham Stringer was duped into supporting Phil Willis in his efforts to undermine the legal transfer of ownership of Leeds United on behalf of rival bidder Simon Morris, in the "cash for questions" scandal of 2007^{[citation needed]}. Phil Willis George Philip Willis (born 30 November 1941, Burnley) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ... Simon Morris, (born 1977) in Leeds, West Yorkshire is an English business entrepreneur specializing in property. ...

External links

• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Graham Stringer MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Graham Stringer MP
• Bio at the Labour Party website