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Matthew James Offord (born 3 September 1969) is a British

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politician who has been the

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(MP) for

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since

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. He was previously a member of the

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Governing Council.

Early life and education

Offord was born on 3 September 1969 in

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, England to Christopher and Hilda Offord. His father was a builder. He attended Amery Hill School and then studied Geography at Nottingham Trent University. He worked as a

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political analyst. Offord also obtained a master's degree in Environment, Culture and Society from

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in 2000, and a PhD in Geography from

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Political career

Offord stood as the Conservative candidate for Barnsley East and Mexborough in the 2001 general election. He came third in the seat behind the incumbent Labour MP

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and the Liberal Democrat candidate. The following year, he was elected as a councillor for Hendon ward on the

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. Offord was re-elected in 2006 and became the deputy leader of the council. In 2010, he was elected as MP for Hendon by a majority of 106 votes. The seat had previously been held by Labour MP

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since 1997. The following year, he was one of 81 Conservative MPs who rebelled against the government by voting for a referendum on the UK's membership of the

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. Offord was one of 136 Conservative MPs to vote against the

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which legalised same-sex marriage in England and Wales. He voted against the Act as he felt that marriage should only between a man and a woman and that it could eventually lead to the legalisation of

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. He was also one of 21 MPs to vote against

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-inclusive sex and relationship education from primary school. He was re-elected in the 2015 and 2017 general election. In parliament, he has been a member of the

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since December 2012. He is an officer of the

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. Offord supported

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in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum. He is a member of the

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. Offord voted for then Prime Minister

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's Brexit withdrawal agreement in March 2019. He also voted against any referendum on a Brexit withdrawal agreement in the indicative votes on 27 March. He supported

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's bid to become Conservative Party leader in 2019, and after he became prime minister voted for his Brexit withdrawal agreement in October. In August 2022, Offord supported

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in the

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and Boris Johnson in the

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Personal life

Offord married Claire Michelle Rowles in 2010. She is a Conservative councillor for the Hungerford & Kintbury ward on

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and former solicitor. He is a Christian.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Offord, Matthew 1969 births Living people Alumni of Nottingham Trent University Alumni of King's College London Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in the London Borough of Barnet UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 UK MPs 2019–present Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society