Chris Pond
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Member of Parliament for Gravesham |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Jacques Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Adam Holloway |
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| Born | 25 September 1952 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine Pond |
Christopher Richard Pond (born 25 September 1952) is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gravesham in Kent, from 1997 to 2005.
He went to the Minchenden School (became comprehensive in 1967, and was merged into the Broomfield School in 1984) in Southgate, London. At the University of Sussex, he gained a BA in Economics in 1974.
From 1974-5, he was a research assistant in Economics at Birkbeck College. From 1975-9, he was a research officer at the Low Pay Unit, and subsequently became its Director, taking over from Frank Field. He lectured in Economics at the Civil Service College (now called the National School of Government) from 1979-80. From 1981-2, he was a visiting lecturer in Economics at the University of Kent. At the University of Surrey, he was a visiting professor from 1984-6a role he subsequently took on at Middlesex University. He was a consultant for the Open University from 1987-8, and 1991-2.
At the 1987 general election, Pond unsuccessfully contested the Welwyn Hatfield constituency.
He won the Gravesham seat at the 1997 general election, beating the sitting Conservative Party MP, Jacques Arnold. He was re-elected at the 2001 general election, and served as a member of the Social Security Select Committee, Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Treasury and then minister in the Department for Work and Pensions.
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