16 Facts About Andrew Dismore

Andrew Hartley Dismore was born on 2 September 1954 and is a British Labour politician who was the Member of the London Assembly for Barnet and Camden from 2012 to 2021.

Andrew Dismore previously was the Member of Parliament for Hendon from 1997 until 2010.

Andrew Dismore was educated at Bridlington Grammar School before attending the University of Warwick, where he received a LLB in 1975, and the London School of Economics, where he was awarded his LLM in 1976.

Andrew Dismore graduated from The College of Law in 1978.

Andrew Dismore was elected as a councillor for Westbourne on Westminster City Council in 1982, becoming the Labour group leader in 1990.

Andrew Dismore was elected to the House of Commons at the 1997 general election for the new seat of Hendon, defeating John Gorst, the sitting Conservative MP for the former constituency of Hendon North, by 6,155 votes.

Andrew Dismore became a member of the Social Security select committee in 1998, and after the 2001 general election its replacement, the Work and Pensions Select Committee, on which he remained until 2005.

Andrew Dismore was a member of the Standards and Privileges Select Committee from 2001 until 2010 and the Human Rights and Liaison committees from 2005 to 2010.

Andrew Dismore asked Tony Blair a parliamentary question about Holocaust memorial and education, and received a written answer on 10 June 1999.

Andrew Dismore set the 21st century record for a filibuster in the House of Commons by talking for 197 minutes during the debate of the Criminal Law Bill.

Andrew Dismore was a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tribal Peoples.

In 2015, Andrew Dismore stood as the Labour Party candidate for Hendon in the General Election but failed to regain his seat, instead losing by a bigger majority as the Conservatives improved their position overall.

Andrew Dismore failed to declare this interest on a number of Parliamentary Questions and Early Day Motions, despite providing this information on the register of members' interests.

Andrew Dismore was re-elected in 2016 with a reduced majority.

Andrew Dismore served as Chair of the London Assembly's Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee.

Andrew Dismore stood down in 2021 and was succeeded by Anne Clarke.