Peter Fortune
Peter Timothy Fortune is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Bromley and [Biggin Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromley and Biggin Hill] since the 2024 general election.
Career biography
Early life
Fortune was raised on a council estate in Lambeth and went to Bishop [Thomas Grant School] in Streatham. After school, he worked in the UK and abroad before moving to Bromley in 2006 to start a family. He then worked at the News Shopper and other Newsquest local press titles while his wife was a teacher at local primary schools.Bromley Council
Fortune was elected to Bromley Council as a councillor for Cray Valley East from 2010 [Bromley London Borough Council election|2010] to 2014 Bromley [London Borough Council election|2014].He was a councillor for Hayes and Coney Hall ward from 2014 Bromley London [Borough Council election|2014] to 2022. From 2017 to 2021, he was Deputy Leader of Bromley Council.
London Assembly
He was the member of the London Assembly for Bexley and Bromley from 2021 to 2024.Fortune was elected as Deputy Leader of the London Assembly Conservative Group in May 2021.
Parliamentary elections
Fortune stood as the Conservative candidate for Lewisham East in the 2015 general election and the 2017 general election receiving 22.3% and 23.0% of the vote respectively and placing second both times behind Labour's Heidi Alexander.He was the Conservative candidate for Leeds Central in the 2019 general election, receiving 22.6% of the vote and finishing second behind long-term incumbent Hilary Benn.
In March 2024, Fortune was selected as the Conservative candidate for the newly-created constituency of Bromley and Biggin Hill for the 2024 General Election. He was elected with a small majority of 302 votes, narrowly edging out the Labour candidate, Oana Olaru-Holmes.
Member of Parliament
His constituency of Bromley and Biggin Hill is the List of United Kingdom [Conservative MPs (2024–present)|6th most marginal Conservative-held seat] in the country.He has been a member of the Public Accounts Committee since October 2024.
In the Conservative Party leadership election">Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party leadership election which was lasted from July to November 2024 he backed James Cleverly. Kemi Badenoch was the eventual winner of the leadership contest.
In Kemi Badenoch's opposition frontbench he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow [Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology] in November 2024.
On 29 November 2024, he voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the second reading.