Peter Gibson (politician)

Peter Alexander Gibson[2] (born 22 May 1975) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington since the 2019 general election.[3] He was previously the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Redcar in 2017.[4]

Peter Gibson

MP
Member of Parliament
for Darlington
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byJenny Chapman
Majority3,294 (7.6%)
Personal details
Born (1975-05-22) 22 May 1975[1]
Middlesbrough, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materNewcastle University
Websitewww.petergibson.org

Early life

Gibson grew up in Saltburn-by-the-Sea and studied law at the University of Newcastle.[5] Prior to being elected as an MP, he worked as a solicitor specialising in personal injury litigation, and was the Managing Director of Coles Solicitors from 2006 to 2019.[6][5] He voted Remain in the 2016 Brexit referendum.[7]

Parliamentary career

Gibson defeated shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman in the 2019 general election, taking the seat for the Conservatives for the first time in 27 years and securing a majority of over 3000.[8]

Gibson used his maiden speech in the House of Commons to advocate several constituency issues.[9]

He is a member of the Women and Equalities Committee.

Personal life

References
  1. "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. "'I have fallen in love with this town' says Darlington's new Conservative MP". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "Redcar parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News.
  5. "Peter Gibson". Coles Law. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. December 2019, John Hyde9. "News focus: Lawyers line up for parliament". The Law Gazette. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. Gibson, Peter (5 February 2019). "BREXIT Your Questions Answered". Peter Gibson for Darlington. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  8. Brown, Mike (13 December 2019). "General Election: Tories gain Darlington for first time since 92". gazettelive. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. Conner-Hill, Rachel (28 January 2020). "Darlington MP Peter Gibson makes maiden Commons speech". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jenny Chapman		 Member of Parliament for Darlington
2019–present		 Incumbent
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