Graham Stringer

	Name	Graham Stringer
	Honorific-suffix	MP
	Constituency MP	Manchester Blackley
	Predecessor	Kenneth Eastham
	Successor	Incumbent
	Term Start	1 May 1997
	Birth Place	Manchester
	Nationality	British
	Spouse	Kath (local Gvt officer with manchester city council
	Party	Labour
	Children	3 (2 step children)
	Alma Mater	University Of Sheffield

Graham Eric Stringer (born February 17 , 1950 , Manchester ) is a politician in the United Kingdom , and Labour Member Of Parliament for Manchester Blackley .

After graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from the University Of Sheffield , Stringer was an analytical chemist in the Plastics Industry .

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 .

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 .

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	Title	Member Of Parliament for Manchester Blackley
	Start	1997
	Before	Kenneth Eastham

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