Phil_wilson_(politician)

Phil Wilson (born c. 1959) is a British Labour Party politician who was elected Member of Parliament for the Sedgefield constituency on July 19 2007.Fran Yeoman. "Victory for Blair’s aide keeps the flame alive", The Times, 20 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.  The by-election was held following the resignation of former Prime Minister and member for Sedgefield, Tony Blair.Hélène Mulholland. "Blair turns out to back Sedgefield candidate", The Guardian, 4 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-04. "Phil Wilson - Labour\'s local man.", sedgefield-labour.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-06. 

The son of a Fishburn colliery worker, Wilson has lived in Sedgefield all of his life. After attending Trimdon Secondary Modern and Sedgefield Comprehensive School, Wilson became a shop assistant before moving on to be a clerical worker in the civil service where he was a lay-trade union official. Wilson has also worked as a gambling lobbyist.Jonathan Oliver. "The gambling lobbyist who\'s taking over in Blair\'s backyard", The Daily Mail, 20 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.  Wilson lives in the constituency in Trimdon with his partner Margaret where he runs a public relations firm.

Wilson is known for being one of the "Famous Five", a group of local Labour Party members who selected a young Tony Blair as the Labour candidate for Sedgefield for the 1983 election.

References

External links

• Official Website

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