Mark Ferguson (politician)

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Mark Ferguson
MP
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Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Gateshead Central and Whickham
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024

Mark Andrew Ferguson [1] (born 11 March 1985 [2] ) is a British politician, journalist, and trade unionist. He became the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Gateshead Central and Whickham at the 2024 general election. [3]

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Early life

Ferguson grew up in Gateshead, and attended Ryton Comprehensive School. [4] [5] He studied social and political science at Robinson College, Cambridge, and was President of the Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) from 2006 to 2007. [5] [6] [7]

Career

Ferguson has worked as a journalist and trade unionist. [4] He is a former editor of the Labour-supportive website LabourList . [4] Ferguson was a trade unionist representative on the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party. [8] As part of his role on Labour's NEC, he chaired debates at party conference in 2021 and received media attention after telling delegates that there were "too many white men putting their hands up.” [9]

Ferguson was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Gateshead Central and Whickham, to succeed retiring Labour MP Ian Mearns (Gateshead). [10] He won the constituency in the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,644 votes. [3]

In November 2024, Ferguson voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted dying. [11]

In the September 2025 cabinet reshuffle Ferguson was appointed to the ministerial position of assistant government whip. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "General election results 2024". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ferguson, Mark Andrew". Who's Who . 1 December 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.(subscription required)
  3. 1 2 "Gateshead Central and Whickham - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Whitfield, Graeme (31 May 2024). "Labour announces election candidates in Gateshead and Sunderland". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "FERGUSON, Mark Andrew" . Who's Who . Vol. 2025 (online ed.). A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ↑ Honeyball, Mary (27 September 2010). "Mark Ferguson". The Honeyball Buzz. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Belger, Tom (12 January 2024). "New: National executive committee and other Labour election races begin". LabourList. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Wheeler, Richard (26 September 2021). "Too many white men putting their hands up to speak, Labour delegates told". The Standard. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Wearmouth, Rachel (29 May 2024). "Labour left furious at Starmer loyalists getting safe seats without local votes". i. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ministerial appointments: September 2025". Prime Minister's Office. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025– via gov.uk.
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