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Jon Cruddas is a Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, and formerly for Dagenham, since!
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Jon Cruddas Biography
Jon Cruddas is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 7, 1962 in Helston, England, United Kingdom.
In 1989, he became a policy officer for the Labour Party before being appointed Senior Assistant to Labour Party General Secretary Larry Whitty in 1994, remaining in that position when Tom Sawyer became General Secretary that same year.
After the 1997 general election, he was employed as Deputy Political Secretary to newly elected Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Jon Cruddas is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham, and left the Commons on 30 May
His main role was to be a liaison between the Prime Minister and the trade unions, with whom Blair had often had a difficult relationship. In this role, he also worked heavily on the introduction of the minimum wage.
Cruddas was born in Helston, Cornwall to John, a sailor, and Pat (a native of County Donegal, Ireland).
Cruddas was educated at the Oaklands Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Waterlooville, Portsmouth, before attending the University of War