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'''Matthew John Carter''' (born 22 March 1972) is a former [[General Secretary of the Labour Party|General Secretary of the British Labour Party]], and now works in the public relations and communications consultancy industry. |
'''Matthew John Carter''' (born 22 March 1972) is a former [[General Secretary of the Labour Party|General Secretary of the British Labour Party]], and now works in the [[public relations]] and communications consultancy industry. |
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== Early life == |
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Born near [[Grimsby]], Carter studied at [[Sheffield University]] and the [[University of York]], and has a [[Doctor of Philosophy|DPhil]] in Political History. |
Born near [[Grimsby]], Carter studied at [[Sheffield University]] and the [[University of York]], and has a [[Doctor of Philosophy|DPhil]] in Political History. |
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Carter was tutor in the Department of Politics at the [[University of York]] from 1994. He subsequently held a number of jobs in the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], including head of policy, local organiser for [[Teesside]] and [[Durham, England|Durham]] and regional |
Carter was tutor in the Department of Politics at the [[University of York]] from 1994. He subsequently held a number of jobs in the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], including head of policy, local organiser for [[Teesside]] and [[Durham, England|Durham]] and regional director in [[South West England]] during the [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 general election]].<ref name=whoswho/> As Assistant General Secretary, he set up Forethought, a policy [[think tank]] within the Party.<ref name=guardian-appointment/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2002/12/17/upfront-news/ |title=Upfront News - Forethought |publisher=Progress |date=17 December 2002 |access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> |
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In 1997, Carter was a member of Labour's [[National Policy Forum]] and parliamentary candidate for the [[Vale of York (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of York]]. Matt Carter is |
In 1997, Carter was a member of Labour's [[National Policy Forum]] and parliamentary candidate for the [[Vale of York (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of York]]. Matt Carter is Labour's youngest General Secretary, appointed to the job aged 31 in December 2003.<ref name=guardian-appointment>{{cite news|author=Tom Happold |url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,9061,1108219,00.html |title=Labour gets Carter for general secretary |work=The Guardian |date=16 December 2003 |access-date=2010-06-14}}</ref> He took up office on 1 January 2004 succeeding [[Lord Triesman|David Triesman]],<ref name=guardian-appointment/> and announced his resignation on 6 September 2005, following the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]] victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4220752.stm |title=Top Labour official leaves post |publisher=BBC News |date=2005-09-06 |access-date=2010-06-14}}</ref> |
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While General Secretary, Carter organised the legal aspects of large loans from individuals to the Labour Party that were central to the [[Cash for Honours]] political scandal,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2101193,00.html|title=Your secret loan can stay secret, Labour Party donors were told|author=Rajeev Syal| |
While General Secretary, Carter organised the legal aspects of large loans from individuals to the Labour Party that were central to the [[Cash for Honours]] political scandal,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2101193,00.html|title=Your secret loan can stay secret, Labour Party donors were told|author=Rajeev Syal|work=The Times|date=24 March 2006|access-date=2010-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article353512.ece |title=Developer's tower block approved after £200,000 donation to Labour |newspaper=The Independent |date=25 March 2006 |location=London |first1=Colin |last1=Brown |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204093935/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/developers-tower-block-approved-after-163200000-donation-to-labour-471358.html |archive-date=4 February 2009}}</ref> while the elected [[Treasurer of the Labour Party|Treasurer]], [[Jack Dromey]], was not informed about them.<ref name=bbc-20060316>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4810670.stm |title=Labour loans to be investigated |publisher=BBC |date=16 March 2006 |access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> These debts eventually mounted to £24.5 million, and were finally fully repaid in 2015.<ref name=independent-20151126>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-pays-off-25m-debt-and-abandons-move-out-of-westminster-a6750541.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-pays-off-25m-debt-and-abandons-move-out-of-westminster-a6750541.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Labour pays off £25m debt and abandons move out of Westminster |last=Dathan |first=Matt |newspaper=The Independent |date=26 November 2015 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> |
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Carter has written ''The People's Party: the History of the Labour Party'' with [[Tony Wright (Staffordshire politician)|Tony Wright]] (1997) and ''T.H. Green and the Development of Ethical Socialism'' (2003). |
Carter has written ''The People's Party: the History of the Labour Party'' with [[Tony Wright (Staffordshire politician)|Tony Wright]] (1997) and ''T.H. Green and the Development of Ethical Socialism'' (2003). |
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In January 2010 Carter became CEO of B-M UK, a leading public relations and communications consultancy, part of Young & Rubicam Brands, a subsidiary of WPP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bursonmarsteller.co.uk/content.php?hmID=43&smID=49 |title=Burson-Marsteller EMEA |publisher=Bursonmarsteller.co.uk |date |
In January 2010 Carter became CEO of B-M UK, a leading public relations and communications consultancy, part of Young & Rubicam Brands, a subsidiary of WPP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bursonmarsteller.co.uk/content.php?hmID=43&smID=49 |title=Burson-Marsteller EMEA |publisher=Bursonmarsteller.co.uk |access-date=2010-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wpp.com/wpp/press/press/default.htm?guid=%7B510b181d-4121-4f3a-9c2f-4cb6875aa3c8%7D |title=Matt Carter becomes new CEO of Burson-Marsteller UK |publisher=WPP |access-date=2010-06-14}}</ref> He set up and ran the Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) office of Penn, Schoen and Berland.<ref name=mh-cv/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psbresearch.com/who_we_are/matt_carter.html |title=Penn Schoen Berland - Dr. Matt Carter |publisher=Psbresearch.com |access-date=2010-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110715125307/http://www.psbresearch.com/who_we_are/matt_carter.html |archive-date=15 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2013 he founded Message House, a communications consultancy.<ref name=mh-cv>{{cite web |url=http://www.message-house.co.uk/about-message-house/matt-carter/ |title=Matt Carter |publisher=Message House |access-date=28 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030041235/http://www.message-house.co.uk/about-message-house/matt-carter/ |archive-date=30 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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Matt Carter married Erica Moffitt in 1997 and has three children.<ref name=whoswho>{{Who's Who | |
Matt Carter married Erica Moffitt in 1997 and has three children.<ref name=whoswho>{{Who's Who |title=CARTER, Matthew John |id=U4000551|edition=Oct 2014 online |access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 22:37, 16 August 2023
Matt Carter | |
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| General Secretary of the Labour Party | |
| In office January 2004 – September 2005 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | David Triesman |
| Succeeded by | Peter Watt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1972 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Academic, political operative, communications consultant |
Matthew John Carter (born 22 March 1972) is a former General Secretary of the British Labour Party, and now works in the public relations and communications consultancy industry.
Early life
[edit]Born near Grimsby, Carter studied at Sheffield University and the University of York, and has a DPhil in Political History.
Carter was tutor in the Department of Politics at the University of York from 1994. He subsequently held a number of jobs in the Labour Party, including head of policy, local organiser for Teesside and Durham and regional director in South West England during the 2001 general election.[1] As Assistant General Secretary, he set up Forethought, a policy think tank within the Party.[2][3]
In 1997, Carter was a member of Labour's National Policy Forum and parliamentary candidate for the Vale of York. Matt Carter is Labour's youngest General Secretary, appointed to the job aged 31 in December 2003.[2] He took up office on 1 January 2004 succeeding David Triesman,[2] and announced his resignation on 6 September 2005, following the 2005 general election victory.[4]
While General Secretary, Carter organised the legal aspects of large loans from individuals to the Labour Party that were central to the Cash for Honours political scandal,[5][6] while the elected Treasurer, Jack Dromey, was not informed about them.[7] These debts eventually mounted to £24.5 million, and were finally fully repaid in 2015.[8]
Carter has written The People's Party: the History of the Labour Party with Tony Wright (1997) and T.H. Green and the Development of Ethical Socialism (2003).
In January 2010 Carter became CEO of B-M UK, a leading public relations and communications consultancy, part of Young & Rubicam Brands, a subsidiary of WPP.[9][10] He set up and ran the Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) office of Penn, Schoen and Berland.[11][12] In 2013 he founded Message House, a communications consultancy.[11]
Matt Carter married Erica Moffitt in 1997 and has three children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CARTER, Matthew John". Who's Who (Oct 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 January 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c Tom Happold (16 December 2003). "Labour gets Carter for general secretary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Upfront News - Forethought". Progress. 17 December 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "Top Labour official leaves post". BBC News. 6 September 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ Rajeev Syal (24 March 2006). "Your secret loan can stay secret, Labour Party donors were told". The Times. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ Brown, Colin (25 March 2006). "Developer's tower block approved after £200,000 donation to Labour". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009.
- ^ "Labour loans to be investigated". BBC. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Dathan, Matt (26 November 2015). "Labour pays off £25m debt and abandons move out of Westminster". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Burson-Marsteller EMEA". Bursonmarsteller.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Matt Carter becomes new CEO of Burson-Marsteller UK". WPP. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Matt Carter". Message House. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "Penn Schoen Berland - Dr. Matt Carter". Psbresearch.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2010.