Graham Stringer

Graham Stringer MP
Stringer in 2007
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 12 June 2001 – 29 May 2002
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
In office 9 November 1999 – 7 June 2001
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Chris Leslie
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Ken Eastham
Constituency	Manchester Blackley (1997–2010) Blackley and Broughton (2010–2024) Blackley and Middleton South (2024–present)
Majority	10,220 (32.7%)
Leader of Manchester City Council
In office 1984–1996
Preceded by	Bill Egerton
Succeeded by	Richard Leese
Member of Manchester City Council
In office 4 May 1979 – 7 May 1998
Ward	Harpurhey (1982–1998) Charlestown (1979–1982)
Personal details
Born	Graham Eric Stringer (1950-02-17) 17 February 1950 Manchester, England
Party	Labour
Spouse	Kathryn Carr ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	3
Education	University of Sheffield (BSc)

Graham Eric Stringer (born 17 February 1950) is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Blackley and Middleton South since the 2024 general election. He has served as the area's MP continuously since 1997, representing the predecessor constituencies of Manchester Blackley (1997–2010), and Blackley and Broughton (2010–2024). He was a minister then whip in the first and second Blair governments respectively.

Prior to entering parliament, within local politics, he was leader of Manchester City Council from 1984 to 1996, and a city councillor from 1979 to 1998, representing Charlestown and Harpurhey. He also served as chairman of Manchester Airport from 1996 to 1997.