Paul Marsden
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Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 11 April 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Derek Conway |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Kawczynski |
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| Born |
18 March 1968 Frodsham, Cheshire |
| Nationality | British |
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Labour(1983–2001, 2005) Liberal Democrats (2001–2005) |
| Children | 2 sons - Alexander Marsden, Richard Marsden |
| Parents | Thomas Darlington Marsden (father), Audrey Stott (mother) |
| Alma mater | Teesside Polytechnic |
| Occupation | International Business Consultant |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Website | http://paulwbmarsden.blogspot.com |
Paul William Barry Marsden (born 18 March 1968) is a British writer, businessman and former politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury and Atcham from 1997 until 2005. He was most prominently known for his anti-war views and crossing the floor twice (the first to do so since Winston Churchill), from Labour to the Liberal Democrats in 2001 and returning to Labour in 2005. He instructed a solicitor in 2010 to begin action for phone hacking that allegedly took place back in 2003 by a newspaper. In 2012, Marsden was appointed to draft the parliamentary inquiry report into VIP security at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. Currently Marsden is Head of Business Intelligence at the construction company, MWH Global.
Marsden was born in Frodsham in Cheshire to Thomas Darlington Marsden, a distribution manager and Labour councillor and Audrey Stott, a school teacher. He was educated at Helsby High School. Marsden completed a diploma in building studies at Mid-Cheshire College in 1986, but withdrew from completing a civil engineering degree after the first three years at Teesside Polytechnic in 1990. Studying part-time, he passed a diploma in management at the Open University and a diploma in business excellence at Newcastle College.
Before his political career, Marsden worked as a quality manager at Taylor Woodrow (1990–1994), a management consultant at NatWest Bank (1994–1996) and as a total quality facilitator at Mitel from 1996 until the general election in 1997.
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