Ian Sollom
Ian Sollom | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 4,648 (8.7%) |
| Liberal Democrat portfolios | |
| 2024–present | Universities and Skills |
| Member of South Cambridgeshire District Council for Harston and Comberton | |
| In office 7 May 2018 – 9 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Fraser Sollom |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Bayesian Analysis of the Cosmic Microwave Background Beyond the Concordance Model (2010) |
Ian Fraser Sollom is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire since 2024.[1]
Early life
[edit]Sollom was educated at King Edward VI College, Stourbridge. He gained a Master of Physics (MPhys) degree from St Hugh's College, Oxford,[2] followed by a PhD in cosmology from Trinity College, Cambridge.
Career
[edit]Before being elected to Parliament, Sollom worked as a business consultant in the energy sector, and served as a Liberal Democrat councillor on South Cambridgeshire District Council for Harston and Comberton from 2018 to 2022.[3][4] He was the parliamentary candidate for South Cambridgeshire in the 2019 general election, coming second with 42 per cent of the vote.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Publications online". St Hugh's College. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Cllr Ian Sollom". South Cambridgeshire District Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Who are the newly elected MPs for Cambridgeshire?". BBC News. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Hatton, Benjamin (13 December 2019). "Tories hold off pro-Remain union to win key Cambridgeshire marginal". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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- Living people
- Alumni of St Hugh's College, Oxford
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Councillors in Cambridgeshire
- Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors
- Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- People educated at King Edward VI College, Stourbridge
- UK councillors 2018–2022
- UK MPs 2024–present
- UK MP for England stubs