Education
Born in Lambeth, Marten was educated at Rossall School.
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Neil Marten
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During World World War II he was parachuted into France to work with French resistance and later served with Norwegian resistance. He worked in the Foreign Office 1947-1957 and was a solicitor and shipping advisor. Marten was a leading opponent of the European Economic Community.
He died in North Devon aged 69.
A keen raconteur, Marten told a story of a tour he took around the Palace of Westminster with his Banbury constituents. Touring through the maze of corridors they turned a corner and met Lord Hailsham, the Lord Chancellor, wearing the full regalia of his office.
Recognising his Parliamentary colleague in the midst of the Banbury constituents, Hailsham boomed, "Neil." Not needing to be told again, the tour party fell to their knees with some haste.
Membership
42nd United Kingdom Parliament. 43rd United Kingdom Parliament. 44th United Kingdom Parliament.
45th United Kingdom Parliament.
46th United Kingdom Parliament. 47th United Kingdom Parliament.
48th United Kingdom Parliament]
Marten was Member of Parliament for Banbury from 1959 to 1983, and served as a junior aviation minister 1962-1964 and Overseas Development minister under Margaret Thatcher.
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Conservative Party