Matthew Banks
| Matthew Gordon Banks | |
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Member of Parliament for Southport |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Ronnie Fearn |
| Succeeded by | Ronnie Fearn |
| Majority | 3,063 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 June 1961 Fochabers |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Conservative Party (until 2004) Liberal Democrats (2004-2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Gordon Banks (née Miller) (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Cotswolds |
| Alma mater | Sheffield City Polytechnic |
| Profession | Former MP |
| Religion | Christian |
Matthew Richard William Gordon Banks (born 21 June 1961), known as Matthew Banks while in Parliament and sometimes known as Matthew Gordon-Banks, is a British intelligence and international relations consultant and former Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Southport between 1992 and 1997. Gordon Banks left the Conservative Party in 2004 to join the Liberal Democrats.
Gordon Banks was educated privately and at Sheffield City Polytechnic, where he obtained a BA (Hons) in history and economics. He served in the 1st Battalion, 51st Highland Volunteers, from 1979 to 1981 before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and being commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1981.
After leaving the Army in 1983 with a war disablement pension he worked for Barclays Bank and in 1984 he was elected as Conservative member for the Heswall Ward on Wirral Borough Council, serving as chairman of the Schools Committee from 1985 to 1986 and the Works Committee from 1986 to 1987. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 1988, before standing down from the council in 1990. From 1988 to 1989 he worked as private secretary to Cecil Franks, Conservative MP for Barrow and Furness, and from 1989 he was senior adviser on Middle East affairs for LBJ Ltd.
In 1987 he fought Manchester Central for the Conservatives, retaining second place. In 1990 he was selected to fight Southport. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Southport in 1992, gaining the seat from the Liberal Democrat Ronnie Fearn. In Parliament he served on the Transport Select Committee from 1992 to 1997. He was also chairman of the Anglo-Venezuela Parliamentary Group and secretary of the Anglo-United Arab Emirates Parliamentary Group from 1993 to 1997. In 1997, Fearn won the seat back from Banks.
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