The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and has not been an incumbent MP since Parliament was dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during this period. |
Bambos Charalambous | |
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Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa | |
In office 4 December 2021 –9 June 2023 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Wayne David |
Succeeded by | Wayne David |
Shadow Minister for Immigration | |
In office 14 May 2021 –4 December 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Holly Lynch |
Succeeded by | Jack Dromey |
Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction and Courts | |
In office 9 April 2020 –14 May 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Holly Lynch |
Shadow Minister for Justice | |
In office 22 January 2020 –9 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Opposition Whip | |
In office 6 December 2018 –9 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Fiona Onasanya |
Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate | |
In office 8 June 2017 –30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | David Burrowes |
Majority | 4,450 (9.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Charalambos Charalambous 1967 (age 56–57) Haringey,London,England |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Liverpool John Moores University |
Website | Official website |
Charalambos "Bambos" Charalambous (born 1967) [1] is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield Southgate since 2017. [2] [3] He served as Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa from 2021 to 2023.
Bambos Charalambous was born in 1967 and raised in Bowes Park. [4] His parents come from Kalo Chorio and Fasoulla,both near Limassol,in Cyprus. [5] [6]
He was educated at Chace Boys' Comprehensive School,followed by Tottenham College and then Liverpool Polytechnic [7] (now Liverpool John Moores University). Charalambous read law and was elected as vice president of the Students' Union in 1990.
Charalambous is a solicitor. Before and until his election as MP,he worked for Hackney Council in their housing litigation team. [8]
He served as a member of Enfield Council for the Palmers Green ward for 24 years. Whilst a councillor,he also served as an Associate Cabinet Member for Leisure,Culture,Localism and Young People. [9]
At the 2005 general election,Charalambous stood as the Labour Party candidate in Epping Forest,coming second with 21% of the vote behind the incumbent Conservative MP Eleanor Laing. [10]
Charalambous stood in Enfield Southgate at the 2010 general election,coming second with 32.2% of the vote behind the incumbent Conservative MP David Burrowes. [11] [12] He again stood in Enfield Southgate at the 2015 general election,coming second with 39% of the vote,again behind David Burrowes. [13] [14]
At the snap 2017 general election,Charalambous was elected to Parliament as MP for Enfield Southgate with 51.7% of the vote and a majority of 4,355. [15] [16] [4]
Charalambous served on the Justice Select Committee. He also served as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on London,Cyprus,Crossrail Two,Autism,Sex Equality,Music,Global Education For All and London's Planning and Built Environment. [17]
In January 2018,he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Rebecca Long-Bailey,Shadow Secretary of State for Business,Energy and Industrial Strategy. [18] In December 2018,he was appointed as an Opposition (Labour) Whip. [19]
At the 2019 general election,Charalambous was re-elected as MP for Enfield Southgate with a decreased vote share of 48.5% and an increased majority of 4,450. [20]
Charalambous was appointed as a Shadow Minister for Justice in January 2020. [21]
Following Keir Starmer's election as Labour leader in April 2020,he joined the shadow Home Office team as the Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction and Courts. [22] Charalambous swapped roles with Holly Lynch in a minor reshuffle in May 2021,becoming the Shadow Minister for Immigration. [23]
In June 2023,he was suspended as a Labour MP following an allegation "that requires investigation by the Labour Party", [24] but had the whip restored in April 2024 after the investigation did not uphold the complaint against him. [25]
Prior to the 2024 general election,Charalambous' constituency of Enfield Southgate was abolished,and replaced with Southgate and Wood Green. In May 2024,Charalambous was selected as the Labour candidate for Southgate and Wood Green. [26]
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