Chris Pond

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Chris Pond
Member of Parliament
for Gravesham
In office
1 May 1997 11 April 2005

He married Carole Tongue in 1990. They have one daughter, but divorced in 1999. He is now married to Lorraine (former councillor and mayor of Tower Hamlets). They have a daughter aged 17 and a son aged 14.

Chris has run 19 marathons, eleven of them in London, raising thousands for charity. He ran the London Marathon again in April 2009 in support of Gingerbread (the charity for lone parents), Macmillan Cancer Care and United Response (the learning disability and mental health charity) and in 2011 in support of Prostate Cancer UK.

Notes

  1. "Ask Aristotle: Chris Pond". The Guardian website. London. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Alison Benjamin (12 October 2005). "As one door closes…". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 "Candidate: Chris Pond". BBC News: Vote 2001. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  4. "UK General Election results June 1987". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  5. "Election 2005: Labour restrict their Kent losses". BBC News. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  6. Joanna Bale (21 March 2005). "Parking row MP escapes court action". The Times. London. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  7. Mark Townsend and Gaby Hinsliff (20 March 2005). "Minister comes unstuck over 'glue gate'". London: The Observer. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
  8. "Chris Pond appointed as Director of Financial Capability for the FSA". Financial Services Authority. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  9. Tony Bonsignore (3 October 2007). "Former Labour minister given key FSA role". CityWire. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  10. "Biography: Chris Pond". Financial Services Authority. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Gravesham
19972005
Succeeded by

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