Gordon Banks (politician)
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Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire |
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In office 5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh |
| Majority | 5,187 (10.3%) |
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June 14, 1955 Acomb, Northumberland, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Gordon Raymond Banks (born 14 June 1955) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ochil and South Perthshire from 2005 until 2015.
Banks was born in Acomb, Northumberland and educated at the Lornshill Academy in Alloa and then the Glasgow College of Building. He later obtained a degree in History and Politics from the University of Stirling.
He has worked in the construction industry for 31 years, and formed his own building supplies business in 1986.
Banks was elected at the 2005 general election, succeeding fellow Labour MP Martin O'Neill.
Shortly after his election, Banks became a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee, the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee, the Scottish Affairs Committee and the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee. In May 2006, he became a PPS to James Purnell, and subsequently left the Scottish and Northern Ireland committees.
In October 2010, he was appointed as one of the Shadow Ministers of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. He resigned from this role in April 2011 in order to concentrate on his constituency duties.
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