John Mates

Type: Person

As of November 2026, John Mates has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Code To Winning (Oct 2025). John Mates is mentioned in the podcast "PARLER IS BACK: GAME CHANGING APPROACH TO PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION" on Code To Winning as a founder of Parlor, highlighting his role in its establishment alongside Rebecca Mercer in 2018. The discussion notes that he was later removed as CEO following the events surrounding the platform's shutdown in 2021.

Michael John Mates is a Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Hampshire from 1974 to 2010. He was a minister at the Northern Ireland Office from 1992 to 1993, resigning after his support for failed businessman Asil Nadir damaged his reputation. After his long career at Westminster, Mates lost the election for police commissioner in Hampshire in August 2012.