Matt Vickers

Matthew Alexander Vickers[1] is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton South since the 2019 general election.

Matt Vickers

MP
Member of Parliament
for Stockton South
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byPaul Williams
Majority5,260 (9.6%)
Personal details
BornStockton-on-Tees, England
Political partyConservative
Websitewww.mattvickers.co.uk

Early life

Vickers was born and grew up in Stockton. He studied law and business management at university. Vickers has previously worked in retail management.[2][3]

Political career

Vickers has represented Hartburn Ward on the Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council since May 2015.[4] He was the Conservative candidate for Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner in 2016.[5] Between 2009 and 2019, he was the constituency agent for Richmond (Yorks).[6]

He was elected as MP for Stockton South in the 2019 general election with a majority of 5,260. The seat had previously been held by Labour's Paul Williams.[7] Vickers has faced criticism due to his ongoing representation of Hartburn Ward as a councillor whilst an elected MP.[8] Since March 2020, Vickers has sat on the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union.[9] On 19 November 2020, Vickers backed the Home Secretary, Priti Patel after a Cabinet Office inquiry found evidence that Patel had breached the ministerial code following bullying allegations, publicly supporting Patel; "[Patel] is one of the most hardworking Home Secretaries this country has had." [10]

References
  1. "Members Sworn". UK Parliament. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. Brown, Mike (13 December 2019). "Who is Matt Vickers? Meet the councillor and Brexiteer who's the new MP for Stockton South". TeessideLive. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. "Matthew Vickers selected for Stockton South". ConservativeHome. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. "Vickers, Matthew". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. "Barry Coppinger re-elected as Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. "Join Rishi in saying farewell and thanks to Matt". Richmond Conservatives. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. "Stockton South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. Metcalfe, Alex (28 July 2020). "Fiery meeting sees Tory councillor and MP criticised as 'part time'". gazettelive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "Parliamentary career for Matt Vickers". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  10. Matt Vickers [@Matt_VickersMP] (19 November 2020). ".@PritiPatel is one of the most hardworking Home Secretaries this country has..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 19 November 2020 – via Twitter.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Paul Williams		 Member of Parliament
for Stockton South
2019–present		 Incumbent
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