Rob Marris
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Rob Marris MP |
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Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Uppal |
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In office 7 June 2001 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jenny Jones |
| Succeeded by | Paul Uppal |
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8 April 1955 Wolverhampton, England |
| Political party | Labour |
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New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Website | Official website |
Robert Howard Marris (born 8 April 1955) is a British Labour Party politician, who was returned in 2015 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West, having been elected (with a majority of 801) in the General Election of that year, and having previously held the seat from 2001 to 2010.
The son of Dr. Charles Marris and Margaret Marris JP, he was born in Wolverhampton and partially educated at Warstones Primary School, before attending Birchfield Preparatory School and St. Edward's School in Oxford. He then moved to Canada and spent some time as a lumberjack, before obtaining a double first in History and Sociology from the University of British Columbia. He then completed a master's degree, working as a truck driver whilst finishing his thesis. Having decided he wanted a career in law in the UK and not being eligible for a UK grant, he spent 3 years driving trolleybuses, followed by a period as a forest fire fighter during which time he joined Greenpeace, newly founded in Vancouver, becoming world member no. 204. He was also a member of the New Democratic Party, Canada's counterpart to the Labour Party as members of the Socialist International. He served his articles of clerkship in Wolverhampton and went to work for Thompsons solicitors, whose work he says is 90% Trade Union related, until he was elected to Parliament.
On 8 July 2007, he became PPS to Shaun Woodward, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
In July 2008, Marris received the coveted "Backbencher of the Year" award. Marris has spoken in a "well above average" number of parliamentary debates and has a "well above average" voting record.
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