On This Day

12 May 1984

Happy birthday to Steff Aquarone, MP for North Norfolk

Born in Norfolk Steff Aquarone studied at Warwick University. He founded Ephex Media which made corporate films for companies including Land Rover, Vodafone and Massey Ferguson. He also Co-owned a film production company with author Guy Browning. They made a number of films including Tortoise in Love which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014 he was featured as one of the top 20 most influential media people under 30. In 2017 he was elected to Norfolk County Council, winning a division where the Liberal Democrats had previously finished fourth. He contested Mid Norfolk at the 2019 general election, finishing third. Selected to fight North Norfolk for the 2024 election, Aquarone won the seat, defeating the sitting Conservative MP Duncan Baker with a majority of 2,585. In parliament he serves as a member of the Transport Select Committee and was Chair of the Parliamentary Party 2025-26.