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The Right Honourable
The Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 January 2025
Life peerage
Personal details
Born
Simon William Bisson Pitkeathley

(1964-05-09) 9 May 1964 (age 60)
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Miranda Pitcher
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
Parent
OccupationBusinessman

Simon William Bisson Pitkeathley, Baron Pitkeathley of Camden Town (born 9 May 1964), is a British businessman and life peer. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2025.

Early life and family

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Simon William Bisson Pitkeathley was born on 9 May 1964 to Thomas Pitkeathley and Jill Pitkeathley (née Bisson). After his parents' divorce in 1978, Pitkeathley was raised with his younger sister Rachel Wilson by their mother.[1][2]

Career

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Pitkeathley became the chief executive of Camden Town Unlimited, a business improvement district (BID) in Camden Town, London, in 2007.[3] He has also been the chief executive of Euston Town, a partner BID of Camden Town Unlimited, as well as Camden Collective, a project supporting start-ups and young entrepreneurs. Pitkeathley was the mayor of London's champion for small business prior to his appointment to the House of Lords.

In 2014, Pitkeathley unsuccessfully sought to be the Labour Party candidate for the constituency of Holborn and St Pancras, a safe Labour seat.[4] Keir Starmer was ultimately selected as the Labour candidate for the seat, succeeding Frank Dobson, who stood down at the 2015 general election.[5]

In late 2024, Pitkeathley was nominated for a Labour Party life peerage by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.[6][7] He was created Baron Pitkeathley of Camden Town, of Tufnell Park in the London Borough of Islington, on 24 January 2025,[8] and was introduced to the House of Lords on 6 February.[9]

Personal life

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Pitkeathley married Miranda Pitcher in 1996, and they have two sons together. He and his wife later provided respite care to three fostered children.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Vol. 3 (107th ed.). Wilmington: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books). p. 3144. ISBN 9780971196629.
  2. ^ "Relative values: Baroness Pitkeathley and her daughter, Rachel Wilson". The Sunday Times. 29 December 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  3. ^ Mead, Rebecca (19 April 2021). "A New Sky Garden for London". The New Yorker. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Businessman Simon Pitkeathley enters Labour selection race in Holborn and St Pancras". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Sir Keir Starmer selected to contest safe Labour seat". BBC News. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Political Peerages December 2024". GOV.UK (Press release). Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  7. ^ Pollock, Laura (20 December 2024). "See the 38 new lifetime peers announced by the UK Government". The National. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 64644". The London Gazette. 30 January 2025. p. 1578.
  9. ^ "Introduction: Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 843. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Lords. 6 February 2025. col. 797.
  10. ^ "Holborn & St Pancras Constituency Labour Party Selection November 2014 Simon Pitkeathley" (PDF).
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