Callum Anderson
British politician
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Callum Bradley Anderson (born 7 August 1991)[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham and Bletchley since 2024.
7 August 1991
Callum Anderson | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Buckingham and Bletchley | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 2,421 (5.0%) |
| Member of Ealing London Borough Council for South Acton | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Callum Bradley Anderson 7 August 1991 Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham (BSc) |
Early life and career
Anderson was born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire to a black father and white mother.[2][3] He was raised by his mother, a shopworker, in a council house.
In 2013, Anderson received a Bachelor of Science in Economics with German from the University of Birmingham.[4] He has worked as a policy adviser to the London Stock Exchange and City of London Corporation, having previously worked for several think tanks.[5][6]
Before being elected as an MP, Anderson worked at London Stock Exchange Group plc.[7]
Political career
Anderson joined the Labour Party at 18 years old.[3] He has been a member of Labour's National Policy Forum, supported by Labour to Win, and the BAME Labour Network executive.[8][9]
Anderson stood as a Labour candidate at the 2019 general election, finishing second-place in his former home constituency of South West Bedfordshire. He expressed support for a second EU referendum during the election campaign.[10]
He unsuccessfully applied to be a Londonwide candidate for the 2021 London Assembly election,[11] and the Parliamentary candidate for Stevenage in 2022.[12]
Anderson was elected as a Member of Ealing London Borough Council for South Acton in 2022. In Ealing, he has been a school governor and one of the Council's Race Equality Commissioners.[13]
At the 2024 general election, Anderson was elected as the first MP for the new Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.[14] He defeated Conservative Iain Stewart, who had served as MP for one of its predecessor constituencies.[15][16][17]
