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Matthew Parris (born 1949) is a politician and journalist in the United Kingdom.

Parris grew up in South Africa and several other countries where his British father was working at the time. After obtaining a degree in law from the University of Cambridge, and syudying Law at Yale University he worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, then served as the Conservative Party member of Parliament for Reading West from 1979, leaving in 1986 to pursue a career in journalism. He has columns in The Times and The Independent newspapers.

Parris announced he was gay in one of his weekly newspaper columns. During the Michael Portillo scandal of 1998, he famously told a Newsnight interviewer that there were two gay members of the current Labour Cabinet, one allegedly being Peter Mandelson.

Parris is also a television presenter and pundit. He left Parliament specifically to take over as host of ITV's Weekend World. He has appeared on Have I Got News For You, and took part in a documentary requiring him to live for a week on nothing but social security payments.

Books by Matthew Parris include:

Great Parliamentary Scandals: Four Centuries of Calumny, Smear and Innuendo (1995)
Chance Witness: An Outsider's Life in Politics (2002)

External links

Matthew Parris from the Open Directory Project

Preceded by:
Enoch Powell
1985

Steward of the Manor of Northstead
1986

Followed by:
Robert Kilroy-Silk
1986-1988

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 '''Matthew Parris''' (born [[1949]]) is a politician and journalist in the [[United Kingdom]].
-Parris grew up in [[South Africa]] and several other countries where his British father was working at the time.  After obtaining a first-class degree in law from the [[University of Cambridge]], he worked for the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], then served as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[member of Parliament]], leaving in the [[1980s]] to pursue a career in journalism.  He has columns in ''[[The Times]]'' and ''[[The Independent]]'' newspapers.
+Parris grew up in [[South Africa]] and several other countries where his British father was working at the time.  After obtaining a degree in law from the [[University of Cambridge]], and syudying Law at [[Yale University]] he worked for the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], then served as the  [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[member of Parliament]] for [[Reading]] West from [[1979]], leaving in [[1986]] to pursue a career in journalism.  He has columns in ''[[The Times]]'' and ''[[The Independent]]'' newspapers.
 Parris announced he was [[gay]] in one of his weekly newspaper columns.  During the [[Michael Portillo]] scandal of [[1998]], he famously told a ''Newsnight'' interviewer that there were two gay members of the current Labour Cabinet, one allegedly being [[Peter Mandelson]].