Constituency : Cheltenham 2005-15
Martin took over from Nigel Jones at Cheltenham.
Martin was born in Cheltenham. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Oxford. He was chairman of the national Union of Liberal Students. He stood in Oxford East in 1992 coming third. In 2001 he stood for City of London and Westminster, again coming third. He started work for a London advertising agency then switched to working in the voluntary sector. He was later Director of Fundraising at the Alzheimer's Society. He worked for Oxfam in Oxford and was a district councillor there. He is a humanist.
Martin became a Home Affairs spokesman. He backed Chris Huhne for leader then joined his shadow environment team. In 2007 he founded and chaired the All Party Parliamentary Group on Tribal Peoples.
Martin increased his majority in 2010. He accompanied Chris Huhne to the UN Climate Change Conference in Mexico.
Martin was defeated in 2015. He stood again in 2017, substantially reducing the Tory majority.
Martin became director of engagement and impact at Development Initiatives. In 2018 he was elected to the council.
In 2019 Martin was second on the list for the European Parliament in the South West and was duly elected.
He is now 56.
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