Matt Western MP |
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Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington |
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Assumed office 8 June 2017 |
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Preceded by | Chris White |
Majority | 1,206 (2.2%) |
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Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Rebecca Earle |
Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Matthew Raymond Western is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick & Leamington since the snap 2017 general election.
Western was educated in St Albans and graduated with a BSc degree in Geography from the University of Bristol in 1984.
Prior to entering politics, Western worked in General Management; specialising in finance and marketing for Peugeot. He also works as a volunteer careers mentor at Campion School.
He was elected to Warwickshire County Council's Leamington Willes Division in 2013, and was re-elected for a second term in May 2017.
Western lives in Leamington with Rebecca Earle, a history professor at Warwick University. He supports Arsenal F.C..