Matthew Roger Green (born 12 April 1970, Shropshire) is a former British politician. He was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Ludlow from 2001 to 2005, and his party's spokesman on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Parliamentary career

He contested Wolverhampton South West in 1997 and was a councillor prior to his election to parliament. Green was elected MP for Ludlow at the

2001 United Kingdom general election The 2001 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 7 June 2001, four years after the previous election on 1 May 1997, to elect 659 members to the House of Commons. The governing Labour Party was re-elected to serve a second term ...

, with a majority of 1,630. He was the first Liberal to represent Ludlow since 1886. Green was appointed the party's spokesman on youth affairs in November 2001, and was spokesman on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister between 2002 and 2003. He lost his seat to the Conservative, Philip Dunne, in the 2005 general election. On 25 February 2006, he was selected as the Lib Dem candidate for Ludlow at the next general election but in May 2007 Green stood down as candidate owing to the rapid growth of his new business, Green Planning Solutions LLP. His brother Nathaniel Green was the Lib Dem candidate for Shrewsbury and Atcham at the 2019 general election.

Later life

His company, Green Planning Studio Ltd, acts as agents in high-profile public inquiries, which can take place after planning permission has been refused by local authorities or after an enforcement notice has been issued. Green has been dubbed the 'Gypsy King' for his advocacy for gypsies seeking the legitimisation of dwellings on green belt sites. Green remained involved in politics after leaving Parliament, being mentioned by the '' Shropshire Star'' as a potential Liberal Democrat candidate in the

2021 North Shropshire by-election A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of North Shropshire was held on 16 December 2021. It was triggered by the resignation of the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Owen Paterson on 5 November 2021. The by-election ...

. Though ultimately not standing in the by-election, his contribution to the successful campaign was praised by fellow ex-Liberal Democrat MP

Stephen Lloyd Stephen Anthony Christopher Lloyd (born 15 June 1957) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was twice Member of Parliament (MP) for the seat of Eastbourne. Born in Kenya, he was privately educated in Surrey, before working first as a co ...

Personal life

Green was born in Shropshire, living in Ratlinghope and Bishop's Castle before moving to

Much Wenlock Much Wenlock is a market town and parish in Shropshire, England, situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and the new town of Telford. The civil parish includes the villag ...

by the time of his election. Prior to entering parliament he worked as a PR and media advisor.

References

External links

Green Planning Solutions LLP

They WorkForYou.com - Matthew Green

The Public Whip - Matthew Green
voting record
BBC News - Matthew Green
profile 10 February 2005 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Matthew 1970 births Living people Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 2001–2005 Politicians from Shrewsbury Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Shropshire