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	'''Matthew Hancock''' (], ], 2 October 1978) is a ] ] politician who was elected as the ] (MP) for ] at the ].		'''Matthew Hancock''' (], ], 2 October 1978) is a ] ] politician who was elected as the ] (MP) for ] at the ].

			==Early life==
	Hancock grew up on a farm in rural Cheshire.
			Hancock grew up on a farm in rural ], in a farming family. Hancock was educated at Farndon County Primary School, in ] and ], an ] in ] in ].<ref name="bio"></ref> He gained a first class honours degree in ] from the ], and a Master's Degree in Economics from the ].<ref name="bio"/> Hancock has been a member of the Conservative Party since 1999.<ref>http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/matthew-hancock/84378</ref>

			==Career==
			After university, Hancock briefly worked for his family’s computer software company,<ref>http://elections.edelman.co.uk/2010/04/candidate-of-the-day-matthew-hancock-west-suffolk/</ref> before moving to London to work as an economist at the ], specialising in the housing market.<ref name="Times"></ref> In 2005 he became an economic adviser to the Shadow ], ], later becoming Osborne's chief of staff.<ref name="bio"/> As part of this role he managed the Conservative Party's Treasury Team, which advised on policy and commanded a team of 12 advisers. The '']'' called Hancock "one of the key architects of the Conservative Party's financial plans to get Britain out of recession", <ref>http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED31%20Jan%202010%2009:32:41:950</ref> and '']'' named Hancock as one of ]'s "courtiers", and referred to him as a "working-class northerner".<ref name="Times"/> During this time, Hancock was also Treasurer of the ] Conservatives.<ref>http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2010/01/matt-hancock-george-osbornes-chief-of-staff-selected-for-suffolk-west.html#comment-6a00d83451b31c69e2012877347b62970c</ref>


			He stepped down from his role with the party in February 2010 after being selected to contest the ] in the ]. Hancock narrowly won the selection contest, which took place in ], after four rounds of voting, beating Natalie Elphicke by 88 votes to 81 votes in the final round of voting.<ref name="NJ"></ref> ], who became the Member of Parliament for the ], came third in the selection.<ref>http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2010/01/matt-hancock-george-osbornes-chief-of-staff-selected-for-suffolk-west.html</ref> '']'' described Hancock's selection as "a great loss to the Shadow Chancellor, but provide economic talent for the ministerial benches in the debt struggle ahead".<ref>http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/benedictbrogan/100010394/is-george-osborne-about-to-lose-his-chief-of-staff/</ref>
	==Education==
	Hancock was educated at Farndon County Primary School and ], an ] in ] in ].<ref name="bio"></ref> He gained a first class honours degree in ] from the ], and a Master's Degree in Economics from the ].<ref name="bio"/> He then worked as an Economist at the ], specialising in the housing market.<ref name="Times"></ref> In 2005 he became an economic adviser to the Conservative Economic spokesman ], later becoming Osborne's chief of staff.<ref name="bio"/> As part of this role he managed the Conservative Party's Treasury Team, advising on policy. He stepped down from that role in February 2010 after being selected to contest West Suffolk in the 2010 General Election. Hancock narrowly won the selection contest after four rounds of voting, beating Natalie Elphicke by 88 votes to 81 votes in the final round of voting.<ref name="NJ"></ref>

	==~~Life and career~~==		==Parliament==
			Hancock won the West Suffolk seat with 24,312 votes, 13,050 votes ahead of ] candidate, Belinda Brooks-Gordon.<ref></ref> Hancock made his ] in a debate about education on 7th June 2010.<ref>http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2010-06-07c.113.0</ref> Hancock describes constituency work as "incredibly satisfying, directly helping people to solve sometimes desperate problems. It's rewarding stuff, and a privilege to use the famous green headed notepaper that can help people who are at the end of their tether. And it puts ] into perspective".<ref>http://www.totalpolitics.com/blogs/index.php/2010/05/28/diary-of-the-week-matthew-hancock-mp</ref> In June, Hancock was elected to the ], the ] responsible for overseeing government expenditures to ensure they are effective and honest.<ref>http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/2010/06/members-of-the-2010-intake-dominate-the-conservative-membership-of-select-committees.html</ref>
	Hancock won West Suffolk in the 2010 General Election, finishing 13,050 votes ahead of his nearest challenger.<ref></ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Hancock spent two months in the Arctic, training to heave a 180 pound sled by building up his muscles towing tyres in Hyde Park at 6am.<ref name="Times"/> During the trip, together with other participants, he set a world record for the most northerly game of cricket played, with proceeds going to Cancer Research UK. As a result of severe frostbite, he had to be airlifted out of the Arctic, and still suffers from arthritis in one finger caused by the cold.<ref></ref>		Hancock spent two months in the Arctic, training to heave a 180 pound sled by building up his muscles towing tyres in ] at 6am.<ref name="Times"/> During the trip, together with other participants, he set a world record for the most northerly game of cricket played, with proceeds going to Cancer Research UK. As a result of severe frostbite in the ], he had to be airlifted out of the Arctic, and still suffers from arthritis in one finger caused by the cold.<ref></ref>

	He lives in the constituency in ]<ref name="NJ"/> with his wife Martha and daughter and son.		He lives in the constituency in ]<ref name="NJ"/> with his wife Martha and daughter and son.

Revision as of 15:16, 23 July 2010

Matthew Hancock

Member of Parliament for West Suffolk
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Richard Spring
Majority	13,050 (27.1%)

Personal details
Born	(1978-10-02) 2 October 1978 (age 46) Cheshire, United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	The King's School (in Chester) University of Cambridge University of Oxford

Matthew Hancock (Cheshire, United Kingdom, 2 October 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk at the general election in May 2010.

Early life

Hancock grew up on a farm in rural Cheshire, in a farming family. Hancock was educated at Farndon County Primary School, in Farndon, Cheshire and The King's School, an independent school in Chester in Cheshire. He gained a first class honours degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, and a Master's Degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge. Hancock has been a member of the Conservative Party since 1999.

Career

After university, Hancock briefly worked for his family’s computer software company, before moving to London to work as an economist at the Bank of England, specialising in the housing market. In 2005 he became an economic adviser to the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, later becoming Osborne's chief of staff. As part of this role he managed the Conservative Party's Treasury Team, which advised on policy and commanded a team of 12 advisers. The Eastern Daily Press called Hancock "one of the key architects of the Conservative Party's financial plans to get Britain out of recession", and the Times named Hancock as one of David Cameron's "courtiers", and referred to him as a "working-class northerner". During this time, Hancock was also Treasurer of the Westminster North Conservatives.

He stepped down from his role with the party in February 2010 after being selected to contest the West Suffolk constituency in the 2010 general election. Hancock narrowly won the selection contest, which took place in Mildenhall, after four rounds of voting, beating Natalie Elphicke by 88 votes to 81 votes in the final round of voting. Sam Gyimah, who became the Member of Parliament for the East Surrey constituency, came third in the selection. The Daily Telegraph described Hancock's selection as "a great loss to the Shadow Chancellor, but provide economic talent for the ministerial benches in the debt struggle ahead".

Parliament

Hancock won the West Suffolk seat with 24,312 votes, 13,050 votes ahead of Liberal Democrat candidate, Belinda Brooks-Gordon. Hancock made his maiden speech in a debate about education on 7th June 2010. Hancock describes constituency work as "incredibly satisfying, directly helping people to solve sometimes desperate problems. It's rewarding stuff, and a privilege to use the famous green headed notepaper that can help people who are at the end of their tether. And it puts Westminster into perspective". In June, Hancock was elected to the Public Accounts Committee, the select committee responsible for overseeing government expenditures to ensure they are effective and honest.

Personal life

Hancock spent two months in the Arctic, training to heave a 180 pound sled by building up his muscles towing tyres in Hyde Park at 6am. During the trip, together with other participants, he set a world record for the most northerly game of cricket played, with proceeds going to Cancer Research UK. As a result of severe frostbite in the Arctic Ocean, he had to be airlifted out of the Arctic, and still suffers from arthritis in one finger caused by the cold.

He lives in the constituency in Little Thurlow with his wife Martha and daughter and son.

References

External links

Personal website.

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