John Cryer

The Lord Cryer
Official portrait, 2019
Lord-in-Waiting
Government Whip
In office
8 October 2024  14 February 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
15 August 2024
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for Leyton and Wanstead
In office
6 May 2010  30 May 2024
Preceded byHarry Cohen
Succeeded byCalvin Bailey
Member of Parliament
for Hornchurch
In office
1 May 1997  11 April 2005
Preceded byRobin Squire
Succeeded byJames Brokenshire
Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
In office
9 February 2015  30 May 2024
Leader
Preceded byDavid Watts
Succeeded byJessica Morden
Personal details
Born
John Robert Cryer

(1964-04-11) 11 April 1964
Darwen, Lancashire, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children2
Parents
Alma mater
Websitewww.johncryermp.co.uk

John Robert Cryer, Baron Cryer (born 11 April 1964), is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, he was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornchurch from 1997 to 2005 and the MP for Leyton and Wanstead from 2010 to 2024. Cryer was Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 2015 to 2024, and was a lord-in-waiting in the House of Lords from 2024 until 2025.