Phil Wilson MP
Member of Parliament for Sedgefield
Incumbent
Assumed office  19 July 2007
Preceded by	Tony Blair
Majority	6,956
Born	31 May 1959 (1959-05-31) (age 50) County Durham, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour

Phil Wilson (born 31 May 1959) is a British Labour Party politician who was elected Member of Parliament for the Sedgefield constituency on 19 July 2007.^[1] The by-election was held following the resignation of former Prime Minister and member for Sedgefield, Tony Blair.^[2][3]

The son of a Fishburn colliery worker, Wilson has lived in Sedgefield all of his life.^[3] 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.^[3] Wilson has also worked as a gambling lobbyist.^[4] Wilson lives in the constituency in Trimdon with his partner Margaret where he runs a public relations firm.^[2]

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.^[2]

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