14 Facts About Marcus Fysh

Marcus Fysh served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports from September 2022 until 27 October 2022.

Marcus Fysh was born on 8 November 1970 in Australia.

Marcus Fysh's family moved to the UK when he was three, and he was educated at Winchester College, a boarding independent school for boys in Winchester, Hampshire.

Marcus Fysh went on to study English literature at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Marcus Fysh was elected for the Conservative Party as a district councillor for South Somerset in 2011, representing Yeovil South ward, which he served on for one four-year term.

Marcus Fysh has chaired the All Party Parliamentary Group on Education.

Marcus Fysh has been a member of All-party parliamentary groups for the Armed Forces, for Housing, for Education, for Social Care, for County Councils, and for Women Against State Pension Inequality.

In June 2020, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards found that Marcus Fysh should have registered his unremunerated company directorships as interests.

Marcus Fysh exercised his right as a Member of the House to express disagreement with the Commissioner's interpretation of the rules and bring the matter before the Committee.

In October 2021 Marcus Fysh officially opened the construction site for upgrades to the A303, having campaigned on the issue for years.

Marcus Fysh was re-selected in April 2023 as the Conservative candidate for Yeovil at the 2024 general election.

In September 2023, Marcus Fysh was ordered to apologise to Parliament after being found to have broken the MPs' code of conduct; this related to statements he gave concerning an investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards into the All Party Parliamentary Group for Education whilst the investigation was ongoing.

In 2011, Marcus Fysh opposed plans by the local council to build additional houses in the area.

Marcus Fysh is a regular contributor to The Telegraph as well as writing a weekly column in the Western Gazette.