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Bambos Charalambous
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa
In office
4 December 2021 – 9 June 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byWayne David
Succeeded byWayne David
Shadow Minister for Immigration
In office
14 May 2021 – 4 December 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byHolly Lynch
Succeeded byJack Dromey
Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction and Courts
In office
9 April 2020 – 14 May 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHolly Lynch
Shadow Minister for Justice
In office
22 January 2020 – 9 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Opposition Whip
In office
6 December 2018 – 9 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byFiona Onasanya
Member of Parliament
for Enfield Southgate
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byDavid Burrowes
Majority4,450 (9.3%)
Personal details
Born
Charalambos Charalambous

Haringey, London, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materLiverpool John Moores University
WebsiteOfficial website

Charalambos "Bambos" Charalambous is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield Southgate since 2017.[1][2] A member of the Labour Party, he served as Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa from 2021 to 2023.

Early life and education[edit]

Bambos Charalambous was born and raised in Bowes Park, Haringey, London.[3] His parents come from Kalo Chorio and Fasoulla, both near Limassol, in Cyprus.[4][5]

He was educated at Chace Boys' Comprehensive School, followed by Tottenham College and then Liverpool Polytechnic[6] (now Liverpool John Moores University). Charalambous read law and was elected as vice president of the Students' Union in 1990.[citation needed]

Early career[edit]

Charalambous is a solicitor. Before and until his election as MP, he worked for Hackney Council in their housing litigation team.[7]

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.[8]

Parliamentary career[edit]

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.[9]

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.[10][11] He again stood in Enfield Southgate at the 2015 general election, coming second with 39% of the vote, again behind David Burrowes.[12][13]

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.[14][15][3]

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.[16]

In January 2018, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Rebecca Long-Bailey, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.[17] In December 2018, he was appointed as an Opposition (Labour) Whip.[18]

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.[19]

Charalambous was appointed as a Shadow Minister for Justice in January 2020.[20]

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.[21] Charalambous swapped roles with Holly Lynch in a minor reshuffle in May 2021, becoming the Shadow Minister for Immigration.[22]

In June 2023, he was suspended as a Labour MP following an allegation "that requires investigation by the Labour Party",[23] but had the whip restored in April 2024 after the investigation did not uphold the complaint against him.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11776.
  2. ^ "Bambos Charalambous MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b Casey, Clare (9 June 2017). "Shock win for the underdog in Enfield Southgate". Enfield Gazette & Advertiser. Tindle Newspapers. Retrieved 9 June 2017. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Labour select Cypriot MP candidate for Enfield Southgate". Parikiaki. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Could Bambos Charalambous Labour Parliamentary candidate for Southgate be first Cypriot MP". Parikiaki. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Charalambous, Bambos". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 February 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "New boy Bambos talks Cyprus, justice and getting lost in the corridors of power". North London Press. Retrieved 13 July 2017. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Councillor details – Bambos Charalambous". Enfield Council. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Electoral Commission - Enfield Southgate". www.electoralcommission.org.uk.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Results for Enfield Southgate, 7 May 2015". 7 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Enfield Southgate parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  15. ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
  16. ^ "About me". BambosCharalambousMP. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  17. ^ Despina (17 January 2018). "Our own UK Cypriot British MP Bambos Charalambous is promoted by Jeremy Corbyn". Parikiaki. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  18. ^ MP, Bambos Charalambous (6 December 2018). "Absolutely thrilled and honoured to have joined the @labourwhips at this exciting time in Parliament". @bambosmp. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Enfield Southgate Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  20. ^ @Bambos_MP (22 January 2020). "It is a real honour to have been asked to serve as a Shadow Justice Minister. I will be leading for Labour on the areas of victims and legal aid. I look forward to working with all the Shadow Justice Team to hold the Government to account and campaigning for access to justice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Shadow Cabinet – The Labour Party". labour.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  22. ^ Rodgers, Sienna. "Reshuffle: Keir Starmer's new Labour frontbench in full". LabourList. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Labour shadow minister suspended over complaint". BBC News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  24. ^ Courea, Eleni (12 April 2024). "Bambos Charalambous readmitted to Labour party after investigation". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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