Harry Cohen
| Harry Cohen | |
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Member of Parliament for Leyton and Wanstead Leyton (1983-1997) |
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In office 10 June 1983 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Bryan Magee |
| Succeeded by | John Cryer |
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10 December 1949 Hackney, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Cohen |
| Alma mater | Birkbeck College, London |
| Profession | Accountant (CIPFA) |
| Religion | Judaism |
Harry Michael Cohen (born 10 December 1949) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the member of parliament (MP) for Leyton and Wanstead from 1983 to 2010.
Cohen left the George Gascoigne Secondary Modern school (closed in 1966) on Queens Road in Walthamstow at 15, and went on to train as a public service accountant at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, as well as studying part-time at East Ham Technical College (now Newham College of Further Education). He later obtained an MSc in Politics and Administration from Birkbeck College, University of London in 1995. He became an accountant and auditor for the boroughs of Waltham Forest, Hackney and Haringey, then later for the union NALGO (became part of UNISON in 1993).
He was elected as a local councillor in Waltham Forest at the age of 22, and served for 11 years before becoming an MP.
Cohen was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1983 general election as MP for Leyton, transferring to the new Leyton and Wanstead constituency after boundary changes for the 1997 general election.
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