The former Member of Parliament for the City of Chester is married to his wife Katherine Matheson. The couple has been married for quite some time. Katherine and Matheson have two children, both at school in Chester. The family lives together in Hoole, Chester.
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His husband is a former Labour Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of the City of Chester after winning the seat in the 2015 general election.
On 27 June 2016, Matheson resigned from his role as Justice Parliamentary Private Secretary, joining many members of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow team who resigned following the result of the EU referendum result.
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He went on to nominate Owen Smith for the leadership in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election. He rejoined the shadow cabinet team following the result and joined the shadow cabinet housing team as Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Healey.
At the 2017 election, Matheson increased his majority from 93 to 9,176, turning Chester from a super-marginal seat into a safe seat. In the 2019 election, Matheson held onto his seat for a second successive election, by a majority of 6,164.
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