Jeremy Bray

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

Jeremy William Bray (29 June 193031 May 2002) was a British Labour politician and a Member of Parliament for 31 years.

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, Cambridge University, working with future Nobel Laureates Professor Sir Richard Stone and Terry Barker on the Cambridge Growth Project.

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

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jocelyn Simon
Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough West
19621970
Succeeded by
John Sutcliffe
Preceded by
George Lawson
Member of Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw
Oct 19741983
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Motherwell South
19831997
Constituency abolished