Eric Moonman

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 Chigwell 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.

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

Moonman is president of Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland. He is of the view that all 'Jewish' publications should support Israel: 'Zionist Federation president Eric Moonman warned that all Jewish publications should "be robust in their support for Israel"'.

Affiliations

• On the International research council of the International Center for Terrorism Studies within the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.
• Stag FM, director (owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust).