Jon Lansman
Jon Lansman | |
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Lansman in 2017 | |
| Chairman of Momentum | |
| In office 13 September 2015 – 5 July 2020 | |
| Deputy | Emina Ibrahim Cecile Wright |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Jonathan Lansman 9 July 1957 Marylebone, London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations | Momentum |
| Spouse | Beth Wagstaff |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Highgate School |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge Birkbeck, University of London |
| Occupation | Parliamentary researcher |
| Profession | Political activist |
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Jonathan Lansman (born 9 July 1957) is a British political activist. He is best known for having worked on Jeremy Corbyn's successful 2015 campaign for the leadership of the Labour Party and subsequently founded the pro-Corbyn organisation Momentum. He is a member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee. Lansman has worked for both Tony Benn and Michael Meacher, and was a prominent supporter of Benn in the early 1980s.