Bambos Charalambous
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Bambos Charalambous | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa | |
| In office 4 December 2021 – 9 June 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Wayne David |
| Succeeded by | Wayne David |
| Shadow Minister for Immigration | |
| In office 14 May 2021 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Holly Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Jack Dromey |
| Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction and Courts | |
| In office 9 April 2020 – 14 May 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Holly Lynch |
| Shadow Minister for Justice | |
| In office 22 January 2020 – 9 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Opposition Whip | |
| In office 6 December 2018 – 9 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Fiona Onasanya |
| Member of Parliament for Southgate and Wood Green Enfield Southgate (2017–2024) | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | David Burrowes |
| Majority | 15,300 (33.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charalambos Charalambous 1967 (age 58–59) |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Website | Official website |
Charalambos "Bambos" Charalambous (born 1967) is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Southgate and Wood Green, previously Enfield Southgate, since 2017. While in opposition he held a series of shadow ministry posts. He was suspended from the Labour Party during an investigation into a complaint against him between June 2023 and April 2024, but the complaint was not upheld.[1]
Charalambous grew up in North London and trained and worked as a solicitor. Before entering national politics, he served as a member of Enfield Council for 24 years.
Charalambos "Bambos" Charalambous was born in 1967, in a Greek Cypriot family and raised in Bowes Park.[2][3] His parents come from Kalo Chorio and Fasoulla, both near Limassol, in Cyprus.[4][5]
He was educated at Chace Boys' Comprehensive School, followed by Tottenham College and then Liverpool Polytechnic[6] (now Liverpool John Moores University). Charalambous read law and was elected as vice president of the Students' Union in 1990.
Charalambous is a solicitor. Before and until his election as MP, he worked for Hackney Council in their housing litigation team.[7]
He served as a member of Enfield Council for the Palmers Green ward for 24 years. Whilst a councillor, he also served as an Associate Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture, Localism and Young People.[8]
