Markus Campbell-Savours Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Office:Member of Parliament
for Penrith and Solway
Term Start:4 July 2024
Predecessor:constituency established
Party:Labour
Honorific Suffix:MP
Majority:5,257 (10.7%)
Education:Birkbeck, University of London
Father:Dale Campbell-Savours

Markus Dale Campbell-Savours (born 1981 or 1982) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Penrith and Solway since 2024.[1]

He is the son of Lord Campbell-Savours.[2] Campbell-Savours is an alumnus of Birkbeck, University of London.[3]

Personal life

Campbell-Savours is half Icelandic. His father, Dale Campbell-Savours, is married to Guðrún Kristín Runólfsdóttir from Reykjavík, Iceland.[4] His father was the MP for Workington from 1979 to 2001 and currently sits in the House of Lords.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Penrith and Solway - General election results 2024 . 2024-07-05 . BBC News . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Labour reveals candidate for Penrith and Solway seat in General Election - cumbriacrack.com . 2024-03-05 . cumbriacrack.com/ . en-GB.
  3. Web site: THREE CABINET MEMBERS AMONG FOURTEEN BIRKBECK ALUMNI AND FELLOWS ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT . www.bbk.ac.uk . Birkbeck, University of London . 9 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Hálf-íslenskur þingmaður í Bretlandi: Varði æskusumrum við Þingvallavatn - ruv.is . 2024-07-07 . ruv.is/ . IS.
  5. Web site: 2024-02-23 . Keswick's Marcus Campbell-Savours launches election campaign for Penrith and Solway - The Keswick Reminder . 2024-08-11 . en-GB.