Tony Lloyd
Anthony Joseph Lloyd (born 25 February 1950)[2] is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale in 2017. Between 1983 and 1997, he was MP for Stretford. He then represented Manchester Central until 2012. Formerly Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner between 2012 and 2017, and was interim Mayor of Greater Manchester between 2015 and 2017.
Tony Lloyd | |
|---|---|
 Lloyd in 2017 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 23 March 2018 – 28 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Owen Smith |
| Succeeded by | Louise Haigh |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 19 December 2019 – 6 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Lesley Laird |
| Succeeded by | Ian Murray |
| Shadow Minister of State for Housing and Planning | |
| In office 3 July 2017 – 18 March 2018 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Ruth Cadbury |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Jones |
| Mayor of Greater Manchester | |
Interim | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 8 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Andy Burnham |
| Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| In office 15 November 2012 – 8 May 2017 | |
| Deputy | Jim Battle |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party | |
| In office 5 December 2006 – 15 March 2012 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair Gordon Brown Harriet Harman (Acting) Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Ann Clwyd |
| Succeeded by | David Watts |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 May 1997 – 28 July 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Hanley Nicholas Bonsor |
| Succeeded by | John Battle |
| Member of Parliament for Rochdale | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Danczuk |
| Majority | 9,668 (20.4%) |
| Member of Parliament for Manchester Central | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 22 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Litherland |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Powell |
| Member of Parliament for Stretford | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Winston Churchill |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Joseph Lloyd[1] 25 February 1950[1] Stretford, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Ann Tear (m. 1974) |
| Relations | Sydney Lloyd (father) Ciceley Boatte (mother)[2] |
| Children | 4 [2] |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Former university lecturer[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Lloyd was Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 2018 and 2020, resigning on 28 April 2020, to recover from COVID-19.[4]
On February 15, 2021, he undertook support for Darya Chultsova, Belarusian political prisoner.[5]
Literature
- Dilworth, Jennifer; Stuart-Jones, Megan (2012). International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who including Who's Who in Public International Law. Brill.
- Haworth, Alan; Hayter, Dianne (2006). Men Who Made Labour: The Parliamentary Labour Party of 1906 – the Personalities and the Politics. Routledge. ISBN 9781845680473.
- Jupp, Adam (April 2012). 250 of the Most Influential People in Greater Manchester. MEN Media.
- Powell, Jonathan (2011). The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World. Random House. ISBN 9780099546092.
- Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (1999). Almanac of British Politics (6th ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9780415185417.
References
- "Anthony Joseph Lloyd". politics.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- Dilworth & Stuart-Jones 2012.
- "Tony Lloyd: Electoral history and profile". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- "Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd steps down from frontbench after spell in ICU with coronavirus that left him 'gasping for air'". Manchester Evening News. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- "Members of Parliament from Great Britain, Switzerland and Germany take over godparenthood for Darya Chultsova, Viktar Aktsistau and Aleh Hrableuski". Libereco. 2021-02-15. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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