Robert Howard Marris (born 8 April 1955) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West from 2001 to 2010.
The son of Dr. Charles Marris and Margaret Marris JP, he was born in Wolverhampton and partially educated in the state system at Warstones Primary School, before attending Birchfield Preparatory School and St. Edward's School in Oxford. He then moved to Canada and spent some time as a lumberjack, before gaining first class honours in History and Sociology from the University of British Columbia. After 9 years in Canada he returned to Wolverhampton, and qualified as solicitor working for Thompsons, the specialist trade union solicitors, until he was elected to Parliament.
On 8 July 2007, he became PPS to The Rt Hon Shaun Woodward, MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
In June 2008, Marris was cautioned after causing damage, which he said was unintentional, to a badly parked van.
In July 2008, Marris received the coveted "Backbencher of the Year" award Marris has spoken in a "well above average" number of parliamentary debates and has a "well above average" voting record.
Marris emerged well from the May 2009 political scandal of MPs expenses disclosures being listed as a "saint" with minimal claims for second home.
He is Honorary President of the Wolves on Wheels Cycle Campaign.
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