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==Early life== |
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Marsden was educated at [[Stockport Grammar School]], an independent school in the city of [[Stockport]] in Cheshire, followed by [[New College, Oxford]] where he attained a [[British undergraduate degree classification|first-class degree]] in Modern History. He then went on to postgraduate studies at the [[Warburg Institute]] (part of the [[University of London]]) and [[Harvard University]]'s [[Kennedy School of Government]], being a [[Kennedy Memorial Trust|Kennedy Scholar]] in Politics and International Relations. |
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Before entering Parliament he had been a tutor for the [[Open University]] since 1994, as well as a public affairs adviser to [[English Heritage]] and, for twelve years, the editor of ''[[History Today]]'' and ''New Socialist'' magazine. |
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==Parliamentary career== |
==Parliamentary career== |
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Marsden first contested the seat of Blackpool South in 1992 and won it in 1997. Once elected to Parliament, Gordon served as |
Marsden first contested the seat of Blackpool South in 1992 and won it in 1997. Once elected to Parliament, Gordon served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Irvine of Lairg in the Lord Chancellor's Department (2001–03), Tessa Jowell as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2003–05) and John Denham as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and shadow communities secretary (2009–). |
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In 2003, he was made a Visiting Parliamentary Fellow of |
In 2003, he was made a Visiting Parliamentary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. |
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Gordon is a member of the |
Gordon is a member of the House of Commons Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee and previously served on the Education and Skills Select Committee before it was dissolved in 2007. |
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He is Chair of the Associate Parliamentary Skills Group and of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Veterans. |
He is Chair of the Associate Parliamentary Skills Group and of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Veterans. |
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Gordon Marsden was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate [[Jeremy Corbyn]] as a candidate in the |
Gordon Marsden was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate [[Jeremy Corbyn]] as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015. |
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==Fabian Society== |
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==Seaside towns== |
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Marsden convened the first group of Labour MPs representing seaside and coastal towns. In 2007 Gordon was asked to chair a Manifesto Group for the Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] on Seaside and Coastal Towns. |
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==Personal life== |
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In early 2009, Gordon was named as one of the Daily Telegraph's expenses "saints", due to the low levels of his expenses claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Blackpool-MP-named-an-expenses.5280541.jp|title=Blackpool MP named an expenses 'saint'|website=www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk|accessdate=10 June 2017}}</ref> |
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When Parliament is sitting he commutes to London from his second home in Brighton, while his main residency is in South Shore, Blackpool in his constituency where he has been registered for over 20 years. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.gordonmarsden.co.uk Gordon Marsden MP Homepage] |
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*{{UK MP links | parliament = mr-gordon-marsden/465 | publicwhip = gordon_marsden | theywork = gordon_marsden}} |
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/67.stm BBC Politics page] |
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===Video clips=== |
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* {{YouTube|user=gordon4blackpool}} |
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Revision as of 12:19, 17 June 2018
| Gordon Marsden MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Blackpool South | |
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Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Nick Hawkins |
| Majority | 2,523 (7.2%) |
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| Born | 28 November 1953 |
| Website | Official |
Gordon Marsden (born 28 November 1953) has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool South since 1997.
Parliamentary career
Marsden first contested the seat of Blackpool South in 1992 and won it in 1997. Once elected to Parliament, Gordon served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Irvine of Lairg in the Lord Chancellor's Department (2001–03), Tessa Jowell as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2003–05) and John Denham as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and shadow communities secretary (2009–).
In 2003, he was made a Visiting Parliamentary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford.
Gordon is a member of the House of Commons Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee and previously served on the Education and Skills Select Committee before it was dissolved in 2007.
He is Chair of the Associate Parliamentary Skills Group and of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Veterans.
Gordon Marsden was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.
Marsden is a member of the Fabian Society, of which he was chairman in 2000-1. He also served as Chair of the Young Fabians and now serves as a Trustee of Dartmouth Street, the building where the Society is based.