Matthew Roberts

Matthew Thomas Roberts (né Taylor; born 1980) is a computer specialist and the husband of Chief Minister Andrew Roberts.

Life and education
Roberts was born in 1980, and originated from Senains. He stayed with his family and attended primary and secondary school on the western island before moving to Criqueville to attend University in 1999, before moving in with Andrew in 2001 in Ignaston. He graduated from the Jean Bordaue University with a degree in Computer Science in 2002.

Career
Roberts has previously worked for Intermarché, starting at their Senains location before transferring to their Criqueville/Ignaston location during his studies. He left the company in the spring of 2004. He currently works for the local digital firm IsidoNumérisés as a programming lead, joining the team in two months after leaving Intermarché. He is driving a push to 'get Isidorrey businesses online' and to 'solidifies Isidorrey's digital presence'. He is also known to be a supporter of open-source projects such as Linux and GNU.

Roberts oversaw a multi-million euro acquisition of the local social media platform Fishe Chat, and its parent Fishe, Inc. Rumours had been circulating since late 2005, with the deal being finalised at the end of 2006.

Personal life
Roberts lives with his husband Andrew Roberts in Ignaston, the two were joined under civil union on 28th September 2005.