John Slinger
{{Short description|British politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2024}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = John Slinger
| image = John Slinger.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office = Member of Parliament
for Rugby
| predecessor = Mark Pawsey
| term_start = 4 July 2024
| honorific_suffix = MP
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1975|1}}
| birth_place = Manchester, England
| party = Labour Party
| majority = 4,428 (9.1%)
}}
John Anthony Slinger (born January 1975){{cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/gjg7hzPlwXkbYlaLaEWHGAeRCv8/appointments |title=Company appointments |publisher=Companies House |access-date=2024-07-06 |archive-date=2024-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706165252/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/gjg7hzPlwXkbYlaLaEWHGAeRCv8/appointments}} is a British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Rugby since 2024.{{cite news |title=Rugby - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001453 |access-date=5 July 2024 |work=BBC News }}{{cite web |title=Labour wins Rugby constituency from Conservatives |url=https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/labour-wins-rugby-constituency-from-conservatives/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Rugby Observer }}
Life and early career
Slinger was born in Manchester, and grew up in Gloucestershire. He joined the Labour Party in 1992 at the age of 17. He studied at Durham University and was formerly a partner at strategic communications company Consulum, founded by former employees of lobbying firm Bell Pottinger.{{cite web |title=John Slinger |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/john-slinger |website=LinkedIn |access-date=19 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=About me |url=https://johnslinger4rugby.co.uk/about-me/ |website=John Slinger for Rugby |access-date=5 July 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Waterson |first=Jim |date=2020-06-30 |title=Hong Kong government hires London PR firm to improve image |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/30/hong-kong-government-hires-london-pr-firm-to-improve-image |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} According to his LinkedIn page,{{Cite web |title=John Slinger |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-slinger/details/experience/ |website=LinkedIn}} he has also worked for Tony Blair Associates, as a researcher for Ann Clwyd and Julia Drown, and was in rock bands in Leeds.
Slinger moved to Rugby in 2006, and became a governor of Northlands Primary School and a trustee of Warwickshire Young Carers. He later served as a councillor on Rugby Borough Council, representing the ward of New Bilton. He was selected as Labour's candidate for Rugby in 2023.{{cite web |title=Borough Councillor selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate for Rugby |url=https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/borough-councillor-selected-as-labours-parliamentary-candidate-for-rugby/ |publisher=Rugby Observer |access-date=6 July 2024}}
Parliamentary career
Slinger was elected in the 2024 election, winning the seat from the Conservatives, with a majority of 4,428. He became the first Labour MP to represent Rugby since Andy King, between 1997 and 2005.
References
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External links
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- {{official website|https://johnslinger4rugby.co.uk/}}
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Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Alumni of University College, Durham
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