Early Life
Stringer attended Christ Church Primary School in Beswick, Manchester and then went to Moston Brook High School for Boys (closed in August 2000) on Northampton Road in Harpurhey/Monsall.
After graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Sheffield in 1971, Stringer worked as an analytical chemist.
Stringer became a local councillor in Manchester in 1979, and was Manchester City Council leader from 1984 to 1996. He was also chair of Manchester Airport plc from 1996 to 1997.
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