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Charalambos "Bambos" Charalambous is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield Southgate since 2017. A member of the Labour Party, he served as Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa from 2021 to 2023. Early life and education Bambos Charalambous was born and raised in Bowes Park, Haringey, London. His parents come from Kalo Chorio and Fasoulla, both near Limassol, in Cyprus. He was educated at Chace Boys' Comprehensive School, followed by Tottenham College and then Liverpool Polytechnic (now Liverpool John Moores University). Charalambous read law and was elected as vice president of the Students' Union in 1990. Early career Charalambous is a solicitor. Before and until his election as MP, he worked for Hackney Council in their housing litigation team. 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. Parliamentary career At the 2005 general election, Charalambous stood as the Labour Party candidate in Epping Forest, coming second with 21% of the vote behind the incumbent Conservative MP Eleanor Laing. Charalambous stood in Enfield Southgate at the 2010 general election, coming second with 32.2% of the vote behind the incumbent Conservative MP David Burrowes. He again stood in Enfield Southgate at the 2015 general election, coming second with 39% of the vote, again behind David Burrowes. At the snap 2017 general election, Charalambous was elected to Parliament as MP for Enfield Southgate with 51.7% of the vote and a majority of 4,355. Charalambous served on the Justice Select Committee. He also served as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on London, Cyprus, Crossrail Two, Autism, Sex Equality, Music, Global Education For All and London's Planning and Built Environment. In January 2018, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Rebecca Long-Bailey, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. In December 2018, he was appointed as an Opposition (Labour) Whip. At the 2019 general election, Charalambous was re-elected as MP for Enfield Southgate with a decreased vote share of 48.5% and an increased majority of 4,450. Charalambous was appointed as a Shadow Minister for Justice in January 2020. Following Keir Starmer's election as Labour leader in April 2020, he joined the shadow Home Office team as the Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction and Courts. Charalambous swapped roles with Holly Lynch in a minor reshuffle in May 2021, becoming the Shadow Minister for Immigration. In June 2023, he was suspended as a Labour MP following an allegation "that requires investigation by the Labour Party", but had the whip restored in April 2024 after the investigation did not uphold the complaint against him. References External links Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom Contributions in Parliament at Hansard Voting record at Public Whip Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou. Discover the Andy Charalambous popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Andy Charalambous books.