Marcus Fysh

Marcus Fysh
MP
Member of Parliament
for Yeovil
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by David Laws
Majority 5,313 (9.3%)
Personal details
Born (1970-11-08) 8 November 1970
Australia
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Marcus Fysh (born 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yeovil and surrounding villages in Somerset since the 2015 general election.[1]

Career

Fysh is from a medical family with a background in business and investment, 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 on businesses in the Asia Pacific region.[3][4][5]

He is a District Councillor on South Somerset District Council representing Yeovil South,[6] and in 2013 was elected to Somerset County Council.[7]

Personal life

He lives at Naish Priory, parts of which date from the 14th century, in the village of East Coker.[8] In 2011 he opposed plans by the local council to build additional houses in the area.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Election 2015: Lib Dems lose Yeovil seat to Tories". BBC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Winchester College, A Register 2014, page 740
  3. ↑ "Marcus Fysh". Conservative Party. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Election Yeovil result: Conservative Marcus Fysh wins the seat over Lib Dem David Laws". Western Daily Press. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Marcus Fysh". MHP. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cllr Marcus Fysh". South Somerset Council. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Conservatives claim another seat on Somerset County Council". Somerset County Gazette. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cllr Marcus Fysh". Somerset Conservatives. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Hands Off Our Land: the fight to protect TS Eliot's village". Telegraph. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Gillespie, James (5 February 2012). "Developers get bonus to build on TS Eliot site". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Poet's corner: The battle for TS Eliot’s village". The Independent. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
David Laws		 Member of Parliament
for Yeovil
2015–present 		Incumbent
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