Matthew James Offord FRGS (born 3 September 1969)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hendon in North London from 2010 to 2024.

[5] Offord also obtained a master's degree in Environment, Culture and Society from Lancaster University in 2000, and a PhD in Geography from King's College London.

[8] The following year, he was elected as a councillor for Hendon ward on the Barnet London Borough Council.

[5] The following year, he was one of 81 Conservative MPs who rebelled against the government by voting for a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union.

[13] He voted against the Act as he felt that marriage should only between a man and a woman and that it could eventually lead to the legalisation of polygamy.

[19] He supported Boris Johnson's bid to become Conservative Party leader in 2019, and after he became prime minister voted for his Brexit withdrawal agreement in October.