Alex Cunningham
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Alex Cunningham MP |
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Member of Parliament for |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Cook |
| Majority | 8,367 (21.1%) |
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1 May 1955 Harthill, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Evaline |
| Alma mater | Darlington Technical College |
| Website | www |
Alexander Cunningham (born 1 May 1955) is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for .
Born in Scotland, Cunningham moved to the town of Darlington in County Durham at a young age. He was educated at Branksome Comprehensive School in Darlington, and the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College. He later attended the town's Darlington Technical College where he was awarded a certificate in journalism in 1976.
A career journalist, he joined Darlington based in 1974. In 1976 he moved to the Hartlepool Mail. After a year, he joined Radio Tees. In 1979, he joined The Evening Gazette in Middlesbrough, where he remained for five years, when his career moved with British Gas as a press officer. In 1995 he joined Transco (later National Grid plc) as a communications adviser, becoming head of communications after five years before leaving in 2002. Since 2002 he has been the managing director of Tees Valley Communicators.
He was elected as a councillor to Cleveland County Council in 1984, becoming the vice-chairman of the committee, he served on the council until 1997. He was a member of from 1999 until his election to Parliament at the 2010 General Election. He served as the north eastern chairman of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, 2002-08. He was very active in the Stockton North Constituency Labour Party, as the press officer from 1984–2010, vice chairman and secretary, 1985–95, and its chairman, 1995-2000.
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