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The Lord Petterson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 28 August 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Edward Petterson |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
Mark Edward Petterson, Baron Petterson is a British businessman.
Biography
[edit]Petterson was educated at Alleyne's School in Stevenage and at Imperial College, London.[citation needed]
In 2000, he co-founded Warwick Energy Limited, which specialises in project development, particularly offshore wind power,[1] and still serves as a director of the company.
In both the 2023 Cherwell District Council election and the 2024 Cherwell District Council election, Petterson was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Banbury Ruscote ward.[2] In the 2025 Oxfordshire County Council election, he was again the Liberal Democrat candidate for the same ward.[3]
In the July 2026 political peerages, it was announced that he would be made a life peer and sit in the House of Lords for the Liberal Democrats.[4] He was created Baron Petterson, of Shenington in the County of Oxfordshire on 28 August 2026.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Petterson has been a significant donor to charities involved in tackling youth homelessness for many decades, particularly Centrepoint,[failed verification] and has been a trustee of Banbury Young Homelessness Project since 2016.[6]
Since 2010, Petterson has been a donor to the Liberal Democrats,[7] and has also donated to a range of charities in the UK, Asia and Africa.[citation needed]
Former Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson was criticised for taking donations from him after his involvement in fracking.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Five new Lib Dem peers". www.libdems.org.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Who is standing for elections in the north Oxfordshire area?". Oxford Mail. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Full list of Oxfordshire local election candidates revealed for 2025". Witney Gazette. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Watts, Matt (16 July 2026). "Full list of peerages given out as Keir Starmer steps down as PM". The Standard. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "No. 65169". The London Gazette. 4 September 2026. p. 17230.
- ↑ "BYHP". www.byhp.org.uk.
- ↑ "Mark Petterson | Political Donor | MPs Funded & Register Entries". The Milton Project. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Ferguson, John (9 June 2019). "Lib Dem leadership hopeful dubbed a 'hypocrite' after accepting fracker's cash". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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