George Mudie

For other persons named George Mudie, see George Mudie (disambiguation).

George Mudie MP

Member of Parliament for Leeds East
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April 1992
Preceded by	Denis Healey

Born	6 February 1945 (1945-02-06) (age 63) Dundee, Scotland
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour

George Edward Mudie (born February 6, 1945) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour member of Parliament for Leeds East.

Born in Dundee, Scotland George Mudie was educated at the Waid Academy in Anstruther and Newbattle Abbey College in Dalkeith. He worked initially as an engineer and then joined the merchant navy. In 1968 he became a trade union official with the National Union of Public Employees, a position he held until his election to the House of Commons in 1992.

He was elected as a councillor to Leeds City Council (1971-92) and was the council's leader (1980-1990). He was elected as the Labour MP for Leeds East at the 1992 General Election following the retirement of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey. He has held the seat comfortably since.

In Parliament he was appointed as an Opposition Whip in 1994, a position he held until the Labour landslide at the 1997 election when he was elevated to become the Treasurer of HM Household and Deputy Chief Whip. In 1998 he was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Education and Employment. He was dropped from the government in 1999.

He has served on a number of select committees, and has been a member of the Treasury Select Committee since 2001.

He is married with two children.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Denis Healey	Member of Parliament for Leeds East 1992 – present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Andrew MacKay	Treasurer of the Household 1997–1998	Succeeded by Keith Bradley