George Mudie

Biography:

George Mudie was re-elected MP for Leeds East in May 2010 with a majority of 10,293.

Born in Dundee, Scotland George Mudie was educated at the Waid Academy in Anstruther and later studied Social Studies at Newbattle Abbey College in Dalkeith. He worked initially as an engineer and then joined the merchant navy. In 1968 he became a trade union official with the National Union of Public Employees, a position he held until his election to the House of Commons in 1992.

He was elected as a councillor to Leeds City Council (1971-92) and was the council’s leader (1980-1990), being its youngest leader. He was elected as the Labour MP for Leeds East at the 1992 General Election following the retirement of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey. He has held the seat comfortably since.

In Parliament he was appointed as an Opposition Whip in 1994, a position he held until the Labour landslide at the 1997 election when he was elevated to become the Treasurer of HM Household and Deputy Chief Whip. In 1998 he was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Education and Employment. He was dropped from the government in 1999.

He has served on a number of select committees, and has been a member of the Treasury Select Committee since 2001.

Constituency: Leeds East

Constituency Address: Seacroft Libary
Seacroft Crescent
LEEDS
LS14 6NW

Constituency Tel: 0113 232 3266

Date of Birth: 6 February 1945

Email: george@gmudie.fsnet.co.uk

Party: Labour