Eric Moonman

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Eric Moonman (born 29 April 1929, Liverpool) was a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Billericay 1966-70 and Basildon 1974-9.

Moonman was educated at Liverpool and Manchester Universities and became a senior research fellow in the Department of Management Science at Manchester University. He was a councillor on Stepney Borough Council, serving as Council Leader until 1965, and on the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 1964.

Moonman contested Chingford in 1964 without success and was elected for Billericay in the 1966 general election, losing the seat four years later. He then was elected for Basildon at the February 1974 election, but again lost his seat at the 1979 general election.

He defected to the Social Democratic Party in the 1980s.

Since then, he has pursued an academic career, and is currently Professor of Health Management at City University, London.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Edward Gardner	Member of Parliament for Billericay 1966–1970	Succeeded by Robert McCrindle
Preceded by new constituency	Member of Parliament for Basildon February 1974–1979	Succeeded by Harvey Proctor