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Barry Sheerman

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Barry Sheerman

Official portrait, 2020
Chair of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee[a]
In office
16 July 2001 – 19 June 2010
Preceded byMalcolm Wicks
Succeeded byGraham Stuart (Education)
Shadow Minister for Disabled People's Rights
In office
30 July 1992 – 21 October 1994
LeaderJohn Smith
Preceded byAlf Dubs
Succeeded byTom Clarke (1995)
Shadow Minister for Home Affairs
In office
11 November 1988 – 30 July 1992
LeaderNeil Kinnock
Preceded byClive Soley
Succeeded byJoan Ruddock
Shadow Minister for Employment and Training
In office
3 November 1983 – 11 November 1988
LeaderNeil Kinnock
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDerek Fatchett
Member of Parliament
for Huddersfield
Huddersfield East (1979–1983)
Assumed office
3 May 1979
Preceded byJoseph Mallalieu
Majority4,936 (11.8%)
Personal details
Born (1940-08-17) 17 August 1940 (age 84)
Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour Co-op
Spouse(s)
Pamela Brenchley
(m. 1965)
Children4
Alma materLondon School of Economics
University of London
ProfessionAcademic
Websitebarrysheerman.co.uk

Barry John Sheerman (born 17 August 1940) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield, previously Huddersfield East, since 1979.[1][2] He is also Labour's longest continuously serving MP in the current parliament.

On 5 December 2021, Sheerman announced his plans to not run for re-election at the next election; at the time of the announcement he was the longest-serving Labour MP.[3]

  1. Education and Skills (2001–07)

References

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  1. "Labour's new MPs are denied promotion". The Independent. 2011-10-22. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  2. "Parliamentary career for Mr Barry Sheerman - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  3. "Barry Sheerman: Longest-serving Labour MP to step down". BBC News. 5 December 2021.