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Mark Ferguson
MP
Official portrait, 2026
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 July 2026
Prime MinisterAndy Burnham
Member of Parliament
for Gateshead Central and Whickham
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byNew constituency
Majority9,644 (24.0%)
Personal details
BornMark Andrew Ferguson
(1985-03-11) 11 March 1985 (age 41)
Gateshead, England[1]
PartyLabour
EducationRobinson College, Cambridge
Websitemark-ferguson.co.uk

Mark Andrew Ferguson[2] (born 11 March 1985[3]) 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.[4]

Early life

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Ferguson grew up in Gateshead, and attended Ryton Comprehensive School.[5][6] He studied social and political science at Robinson College, Cambridge, and was President of the Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) from 2006 to 2007.[6][7][8]

Career

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Ferguson has worked as a journalist and trade unionist.[5] He is a former editor of the Labour-supportive website LabourList.[5] Ferguson was a trade unionist representative on the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party.[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.[4]

In the September 2025 cabinet reshuffle Ferguson was appointed to the ministerial position of assistant government whip.[11]

References

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  1. ↑ Mark Ferguson [@MarkFergusonMP] (30 May 2024). "I was born and bred here in Gateshead, and it's the honour of my life to be selected ..." (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  2. ↑ "General election results 2024". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ferguson, Mark Andrew". Who's Who. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025. (subscription required)
  4. 1 2 "Gateshead Central and Whickham - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Whitfield, Graeme (31 May 2024). "Labour announces election candidates in Gateshead and Sunderland". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 "FERGUSON, Mark Andrew". Who's Who. Vol. 2025 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ↑ Honeyball, Mary (27 September 2010). "Mark Ferguson". The Honeyball Buzz. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Belger, Tom (12 January 2024). "New: National executive committee and other Labour election races begin". LabourList. Retrieved 19 June 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. ↑ "Ministerial appointments: September 2025". Prime Minister's Office. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via gov.uk.
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