Jeremy Bray

Jeremy William Bray (29 June 1930 – 31 May 2002) was a British Labour politician and a Member of Parliament for 31 years.

For the Irish international cricketer, see Jeremy Bray (cricketer).

Bray attended Kingswood School, Bath (1942–48) and Jesus College, Cambridge and was a Choate Fellow at Harvard University. He also worked as a research officer at the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Cambridge, working with future Nobel Laureates Professor Sir Richard Stone and Terry Barker on the Cambridge Growth Project.

Bray contested Thirsk and Malton for Labour in 1959. He was first elected MP for Middlesbrough West in a 1962 by-election, serving there until he was defeated in the 1970 general election. He was then MP for Motherwell and Wishaw from October 1974 to 1983, and for Motherwell South from 1983 until his retirement in 1997.

References
  • Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1966, 1992 and 1997 editions
  • Obituary of Jeremy Bray, The Guardian
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jocelyn Simon		 Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough West
1962–1970		 Succeeded by
John Sutcliffe
Preceded by
George Lawson		 Member of Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw
Oct 1974–1983		 Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Motherwell South
1983–1997		 Constituency abolished
Party political offices
Preceded by
Thomas Balogh		 Chairman of the Fabian Society
1970 – 1971		 Succeeded by
Peter Hall


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