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Michael Thomas Hancock, CBE (born 9 July 1946) is a British politician. He was most recently an independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth South. Hancock formally resigned from the Liberal Democrat whip in early June 2014 until a civil court action brought against him by a female constituent alleging improper conduct was resolved.〔("Portsmouth South MP Mike Hancock resigns Lib Dem whip" ), BBC News, 4 June 2014〕 An out-of-court settlement with the woman, known only as 'Annie', was reached later in June 2014 in which Hancock admitted that he "crossed the line" into inappropriate behaviour.〔Rajeev Syal ("Former Lib Dem MP Mike Hancock apologises over inappropriate conduct" ), theguardian.com, 18 June 2014〕 Hancock's resignation was announced on 18 September 2014.〔 He stood as an independent candidate in the 2014 Portsmouth City Council elections and lost his seat in Fratton Ward to UKIP candidate Julie Swan. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council.〔Portsmouth City Council (2014) (Election Results Front Page )〕 Hancock was previously the Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South for the SDP following a by-election in 1984 until 1987. ==Early life== Hancock was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the son of a Portsmouth sailor. He was educated at comprehensive schools in Portsmouth.〔Mike Hancock MP – MP for Portsmouth South, Who we are, http://www.libdems.org.uk/〕 He worked as an engineer until he was first elected to Parliament, and in the years between his parliamentary career he worked as both a director of the Daytime Club at the BBC and as a district officer for Mencap.〔(Mike Hancock MP ) – ''Liberal Democrat Website''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Hancock (British politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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