Graham Stringer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Graham Stringer
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1950(1950-02-17)
Age	74
Birthplace	Manchester
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Graham Stringer Biography

Graham Stringer is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 17, 1950 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Graham Eric Stringer (born 17 February 1950) is the British Labour Party MP for Blackley and Broughton. He was the the leader for the Manchester City Council from 1984 until 1996.

Stringer was an active part of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee from 1999 to 2001. He was then an official secretary to the Cabinet Office until 2001. After a stint in the back benches as well as a whip for the government and a government whip, he served the last 6 years in The Labour Government as a member of the Transport Select Committee. He was a vocal opponent of the possibility of a congestion Charge for Greater Manchester. Then, in September of 2008 Stringer made history as the only Labour MP to demand Gordon Brown to resign as the Prime Minister.

He is a trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, an organisation which promotes climate change denialism. As a member of the Science and Technology Committee, Stringer participated in the investigation into the Climatic Research Unit email controversy (“Climategate”) in March 2010, questioning Phil Jones closely on transparency and other issues; in the five member group producing the report he voted against the other three voting members on every vote, representing a formulation more critical of the CRU and climate scientists.

Following boundary changes which abolished the Manchester Blackley constituency, Stringer successfully contested the successor seat of Blackley and Broughton at the 2010 General Election.

The year 1999 was the time he was married to Kathryn Carr; they have three children.

Graham Stringer Net Worth

Graham Stringer is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Graham Stringer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Stringer was a student at Christ Church Primary School in Beswick, Manchester, and Moston Brook High School for Boys located in Harpurhey, Manchester. After graduating with a degree in Chemistry at the University of Sheffield in 1971, Stringer worked as an analytical chemist for the industry of plastics. Stringer was elected a councillor local to the city within Manchester in 1979. He served as Manchester City Council leader from 1984 until 1996. He also was chairman of Manchester Airport plc from 1996 to 1997.

Stringer became the first MP in 1997,, taking the Blackley seat previously held by the retiring Kenneth Eastham. Stringer is the only third member of parliament (MP) from the area since 1964. The constituency is an “safe” Labour seat since Paul Rose defeated Eric Johnson in that same year.

In an online column in January 2009, Stringer denied the existence of dyslexia, calling it “a cruel fiction” invented by “the education establishment” to divert blame for illiteracy from “their eclectic and incomplete methods for instruction”. The charities Dyslexia Action and the British Dyslexia Association criticised Stringer’s claims.

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Who is Graham Stringer Dating?

According to our records, Graham Stringer married to Kathryn Stringer. As of December 1, 2023, Graham Stringer’s is not dating anyone.

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In January 2014, he, along with 98 others, voted for the Dominic Raab amendment to the Immigration Bill, which aimed to prevent foreign criminals using European Human Rights Law in deportation cases.

Facts & Trivia

Graham Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Graham Stringer celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.

Top Facts about Graham Stringer

1. Graham Stringer is a British Labour Party politician.
2. He has been the MP for Blackley and Broughton since 2010.
3. Stringer was previously the leader of Manchester City Council.
4. He is known for his skepticism towards climate change science.
5. In 2020, he voted against the UK’s net zero emissions target by 2050.
6. Stringer supports Brexit and voted to leave the EU in 2016.
7. He has also been critical of some aspects of multiculturalism in the UK.
8. Stringer is a member of the Science and Technology Committee in Parliament.
9. He has campaigned for greater transparency in scientific research funding.
10. In 2021, he was appointed as a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee.

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