Gordon Banks (politician)
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Gordon Banks | |
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| Former Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh |
| Majority | 5,187 (10.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14, 1955 Acomb, Northumberland, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Gordon Raymond Banks (born 14 June 1955) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ochil and South Perthshire from 2005 until 2015.
Early life
Banks was born in Acomb, Northumberland and educated at the Lornshill Academy in Alloa and then the Glasgow College of Building. He later obtained a degree in History and Politics from the University of Stirling.[citation needed]
He has worked in the construction industry for 31 years, and formed his own building supplies business in 1986.[citation needed]
Member of Parliament
Banks was elected at the 2005 general election, succeeding fellow Labour politician Martin O'Neill.[citation needed]
Shortly after his election he became a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee, the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee, the Scottish Affairs Committee and the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee. In May 2006 he became a PPS to James Purnell, and subsequently left the Scottish and Northern Ireland committees.[citation needed]
In October 2010 he was appointed as one of the Shadow Ministers of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills[citation needed]. He resigned in April 2011 in order to concentrate on his constituency.
He was defeated by the Scottish National Party's Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh in the General Election of May 2015.
Personal life
Banks is married with two children. He is a member of the Coeliac Society.