David Crausby

David Anthony Crausby was born in Bury on 17 June 1946 and was educated at Derby Grammar School, Bury and Bury Technical College. He became an apprentice centre lathe turner in 1962, leaving in 1978 to take up the position of AEEU convenor at Bolton engineering company Beloit Walmsley, where he remained until his election to the House of Commons in 1997. He was elected as a councillor in 1979 to Bury District Council, serving as Chair of Housing from 1985-92.

He was Parliamentary candidate in Bury North (1987) and Bolton North East (1992). He has been the Labour Member for Bolton North East since the 1 May 1997 general election.
He has been married to Enid Anne Noon since 1965 and they have two sons.

Parliamentary interests:

Commons Select Commitees

Member: Administration 1997-2001,
Social Security 1999-2001,
Defence 2001-

Current Posts

Member Select Committee on Defence 2001-;
Secretary/Treasurer All-Party Cleaning and Hygiene Industry Group 2001-;
Vice-chair All-Party:
Engineering Group 2001-,
Gibraltar Group 2002-;
Chair Amicus Group;
Treasurer All-Party:
Bermuda Group 2003-,
Fairs and Showgrounds Group 2005-;
Vice-chair All-Party British Virgin Islands Group 2005-

Commons Backbench Committees

Member, Labour Party Departmental Committees for:

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1997-2001,
Social Security 1997-2001,
Trade and Industry 1997-2001;
North West Regional Group PLP:
Vice-chair 2000-01,
Chair 2001-02

All party groups (office-holding)

Secretary/Treasurer Cleaning and Hygiene Industry Group 2001-;
Vice-chair:
Engineering Group 2001-,
Gibraltar Group 2002-;
Treasurer:
Bermuda Group 2003-,
Fairs and Showgrounds Group 2005-;
Vice-chair British Virgin Islands Group 2005-

Political interests

Defence, Industrial Relations, Pensions, Housing