Harry Cohen
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| Harry Cohen MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Leyton and Wanstead |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
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Member of Parliament
for Leyton |
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| In office 9 June 1983 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Bryan Magee |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
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| Born | 10 December 1949 Hackney, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Harry Michael Cohen (born 10 December 1949, in Hackney, London) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1983 general election as Member of Parliament for Leyton, transferring to the new Leyton and Wanstead constituency after boundary changes for the 1997 general election.
On 31 October 2006, Cohen was one of 12 Labour MPs to back Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party's call for an inquiry into the Iraq War.[1]
Cohen is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Labour MPs who rebelled on Iraq. BBC News (31 October, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
[edit] External links
- Harry Cohen official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Harry Cohen MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Harry Cohen MP
- The Public Whip - Harry Cohen MP voting record
- BBC News - Harry Cohen profile 9 March, 2005
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| Preceded by Bryan Magee |
Member of Parliament for Leyton 1983–1997 |
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Member of Parliament for Leyton and Wanstead 1997 – present |
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