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'''Charalambos Charalambous''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MP}} (born 2 December 1967)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61961 |date=19 June 2017 |page=11776}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=zbgBGsgCPTG8nF1qrwrsBg&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=26 February 2018|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> is a British politician. He was elected as the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] MP for [[Enfield Southgate (UK Parliament constituency)|Enfield Southgate]] in [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|2017]].<ref name="parliament">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/bambos-charalambous/4610|title=Bambos Charalambous MP|website=UK Parliament|accessdate=2 August 2017}}</ref> He is the second MP with Cypriot ancestry, and the first whose parents both have a Cypriot background.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parikiaki.com/2017/06/one-of-our-own-uk-cypriot-bambos-charalambous-new-mp-for-enfield-southgate/ |title=One of our own UK Cypriot Bambos Charalambous new MP for Enfield Southgate|website=Parikiaki|date=9 June 2017 |accessdate=10 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Charalambous was born in London and raised in [[Bowes Park]], Enfield and has lived there all his life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boweslabour.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/vote-bambos-charalambous-as-your-labour.html |title=Vote Bambos Charalambous as your Labour MP this Thursday |publisher=Bowes Labour |date=6 May 2015 |accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="enfield-today1">{{cite web|url=http://www.enfield-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=119265&headline=Shock%20win%20for%20the%20underdog%20in%20Enfield%20Southgate§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017 |title=Shock win for the underdog in Enfield Southgate|publisher=Tindle Newspapers|website=Enfield Gazette & Advertiser |date=9 June 2017 |accessdate=9 June 2017|first=Clare|last=Casey}}</ref><ref name="bambos4enfieldsouthgate1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bambos4enfieldsouthgate.co.uk/about/ |title=About|accessdate=9 June 2017|website=Bambos Charalambous for Enfield Southgate}}</ref> His parents come from [[Kalo Chorio, Limassol|Kalo Chorio]] and [[Fasoula, Limassol|Fasoulla]], both near [[Limassol]], in Cyprus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parikiaki.com/2014/03/labour-select-cypriot-mp-candidate-for-enfield-southgat |title=Labour select Cypriot MP candidate for Enfield Southgate|website=Parikiaki|date=10 March 2014 |accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parikiaki.com/2015/01/could-bambos-charalambous-labour-parliamentary-candidate-for-southgate-be-first-cypriot-mp/ |title=Could Bambos Charalambous Labour Parliamentary candidate for Southgate be first Cypriot MP|website=Parikiaki|date=8 January 2015 |accessdate=10 June 2017}}</ref> He was educated at Tottenhall Infants School, St Michael-at-Bowes Junior School (where he is now a school governor), [[Chace Community School|Chace Boys Comprehensive School]], followed by [[The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London|Tottenham College]] and then [[Liverpool John Moores University|Liverpool Polytechnic]]<ref>{{Who's Who | surname = Charalambous| othernames = Bambos| id = U289518| volume = 2018 | edition = February 2018 online | accessed = 13 February 2018 }}</ref> where he received a law degree and was elected as vice president of the Students' Union in 1990.<ref name="bambos4enfieldsouthgate1"/> |
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==Career== |
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Charalambous is a solicitor, and worked for [[Hackney London Borough Council|Hackney Council]] in their housing litigation team.<ref name="bambos4enfieldsouthgate1"/> In the aftermath of the election, Charalambous resigned from his legal job with Hackney Council.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nlhnews.co.uk/article.cfm?id=119467&headline=New%20boy%20Bambos%20talks%20Cyprus,%20justice%20and%20getting%20lost%20in%20the%20corridors%20of%20power§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017|title=New boy Bambos talks Cyprus, justice and getting lost in the corridors of power|work=North London Press|accessdate=13 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> |
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'''Charalambos Charalambous''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MP}} (born 2 December 1967) was elected as the MP for [[Enfield, Southgate]] in 2017 |
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He has been a member of [[Enfield London Borough Council|Enfield Council]] since 1994 for the [[Palmers Green]] Ward, and is an Associate Cabinet Member.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://governance.enfield.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=136 |title=Councillor details - Bambos Charalambous |publisher=Enfield Council |accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==Parliamentary career== |
==Parliamentary career== |
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Charalambous was the official Labour Party candidate for |
Charalambous was the official Labour Party candidate for Epping Forest in 2005 and for Enfield, Southgate in 2010 and 2015, before being elected in 2017. |
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In January 2018, he was appointed PPS to the Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey |
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In January 2018, he was appointed PPS to the Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BambosMP/status/953600216405626880|title=I am delighted to have been promoted by @jeremycorbyn as the PPS to @RLong_Bailey Shadow Secretary of State for BEIS. I have been warmly welcomed by Becky and the rest of the team and I look forward to working with them and the Shadow Frontbench Team @UKLabour @SouthgateLabour|last=MP|first=Bambos Charalambous|date=<!--4:09 AM - -->17 January 2018|website=@BambosMP|language=en|access-date=2018-01-18}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 5 July 2018
| Bambos Charalambous MP | |
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 Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Enfield, Southgate | |
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Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | David Burrowes |
| Majority | 4,355 (9.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charalambos Charalambous 2 December 1967 |
Charalambos Charalambous MP (born 2 December 1967) was elected as the MP for Enfield, Southgate in 2017
Parliamentary career
Charalambous was the official Labour Party candidate for Epping Forest in 2005 and for Enfield, Southgate in 2010 and 2015, before being elected in 2017.
In January 2018, he was appointed PPS to the Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey