Marcus Fysh
Marcus Fysh | |
|---|---|
 Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Yeovil | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Laws |
| Majority | 14,723 (24.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1970 Australia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Marcus Fysh (born 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yeovil and the nearby towns and villages in South Somerset from the 2017 general election.[1]
Career
Fysh is from a medical family with a background in business and investment, finance and economics, and was educated at Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[2] Prior to his election he ran companies in the agriculture and healthcare sectors, after working for Mercury Asset Management specialising in investment in businesses in the Asia Pacific region.[3][4][5]
He was a District Councillor on South Somerset District Council representing Yeovil South,[6] and in 2013 was elected to represent the Coker division of Somerset County Council.[7] He was elected as Member of Parliament for the Yeovil constituency on 8 May 2015.
During the 2015 Parliament Fysh has been a Member of the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, and an inaugural member of the House of Commons International Trade Select Committee.
Fysh has been engaged with the Industry and Parliament Trust programme examining the Defence Manufacturing Industry, and has been a member of All Party Parliamentary Groups for the Armed Forces, for Housing, for County Councils, and for Women Against State Pension Inequality.
In June 2016, Fysh made national headlines for criticising Treasury predictions of immediate shock to the UK economy should there be a vote to leave the European Union.
In December 2016, Fysh made national headlines after warning the owner of the Facebook page 'Yeovil 'Real' News' that "libellous posts" were made about him on the page. No legal action was taken.[8]
Personal life
He lives at Naish Priory, parts of which date from the 14th century, in the village of East Coker.[9] In 2011 he opposed plans by the local council to build additional houses in the area.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Election 2015: Lib Dems lose Yeovil seat to Tories". BBC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Winchester College, A Register 2014, page 740
- ^ "Marcus Fysh". Conservative Party. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Election Yeovil result: Conservative Marcus Fysh wins the seat over Lib Dem David Laws". Western Daily Press. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Marcus Fysh". MHP. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Cllr Marcus Fysh". South Somerset Council. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Conservatives claim another seat on Somerset County Council". Somerset County Gazette. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Ulrich, Amanda (11 December 2016). "Tory MP threatens to sue his constituency Facebook page for writing 'libellous' posts about him | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Cllr Marcus Fysh". Somerset Conservatives. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hands Off Our Land: the fight to protect TS Eliot's village". Telegraph. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Gillespie, James (5 February 2012). "Developers get bonus to build on TS Eliot site". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Poet's corner: The battle for TS Eliot's village". The Independent. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2015.