Mark Ferguson (politician)
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Mark Andrew Ferguson 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.
Early life
Ferguson grew up in Gateshead, and attended Ryton Comprehensive School. He studied social and political science at Robinson College, Cambridge, and was President of the Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) from 2006 to 2007.
Career
Ferguson has worked as a journalist and trade unionist. He is a former editor of the Labour-supportive website LabourList. Ferguson was a trade unionist representative on the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party. 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.”
Ferguson was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Gateshead Central and Whickham, to succeed retiring Labour MP Ian Mearns (Gateshead). He won the constituency in the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,644 votes.
In November 2024, Ferguson voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted dying.