Matt Western
| Matt Western MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington | |
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Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Chris White |
| Majority | 1,206 (2.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Earle [1] |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Matthew Raymond Western[2] (born November 1962) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick & Leamington[3] since the snap 2017 general election.[4]
Biography
Western was educated in St Albans and graduated with a BSc degree in Geography from the University of Bristol in 1984.[5]
Prior to entering politics, Western worked in General Management; specialising in finance and marketing for Peugeot.[6] He also works as a volunteer careers mentor at Campion School.[1]
He was elected to Warwickshire County Council's Leamington Willes Division in 2013, and was re-elected for a second term in May 2017.[7]
Western lives in Leamington with his partner Rebecca Earle, a history professor at Warwick University.[1][8] He supports Arsenal F.C..[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Matt Western – Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Warwick and Leamington". Warwick and Leamington Labour Party. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11786.
- ↑ "Matt Western MP". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "Election 2017 Results – Warwick and Leamington". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Matt Western". LinkedIn. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ Western, Matthew Raymond. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Who is Warwick and Leamington's new MP?". Stratford Herald. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Professor Rebecca Earle". www2.warwick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
External links
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- Matt Western – Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Warwick and Leamington
- Matt Western – Twitter page
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 2010–present
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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| Preceded by Chris White |
Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington 2017–present |
Incumbent |