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Matthew Pennycook

Matthew Pennycook

MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
Labour

Background

Qualifications and career before entering Parliament, so you can weigh an MP’s relevant background.

Education
London School of Economics and Political Science · Balliol College · Coombe Boys' School
Roles
Councillor
Royal Borough of Greenwich
2010-2015
Labour councillor for Greenwich West from 2010 to 2015, resigning in March 2015 just before the general election.
Policy worker
Resolution Foundation and Fair Pay Network
Worked for a number of charitable and voluntary organisations including the Fair Pay Network and the Resolution Foundation, where he led on welfare reform, low pay and working poverty.
Parliamentary assistant
office of Karen Buck MP
Worked for a while in Parliament as an assistant to Labour MP Karen Buck.
Volunteer
Child Poverty Action Group
While still a student, volunteered with the Child Poverty Action Group, working with then-Chief Executive Kate Green.
Trustee and school governor
Served as a trustee of Greenwich Housing Rights, a school governor at James Wolfe Primary School, and on the Living Wage Foundation's advisory board.

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