Born Tristan Moon in Redruth, he was christened as Peregrine and later nicknamed Perran as a child.[3] His father, Charles, was a GP. His mother was an nurse at Treliske Hospital. One of seven children, Moon attended Trewirgie School[4] and then St Erbyn's school in Penzance.[3]
Career
Moon worked in retail for Nissan and Renault. From 2004, he was marketing director at Manheim UK and then at Auto Trader. He later worked as a contractor with WeWantAnyCar and ClickMechanic.[5] Until 2024, was the marketing director of Believ, an electric vehicle charging business.[6]
Political
Moon was a Labour & Co-operative Party district councillor for Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown ward in Cherwell district council in Oxfordshire from 2019 to May 2023. During the 2024 election campaign he was criticised by opponents for allegedly referring to himself as a 'local councillor', when his seat was not in Cornwall.[7]
Moon stood in the Camborne and Redruth constituency in the 2024 general election following the retirement of George Eustice.[8] He polled first of seven on a swing of 17.7%, becoming the constituency's first ever Labour MP.[9] Moon said in a speech after the results were announced that the election had established a "new Cornish red wall" after Labour won four of the six seats in Cornwall.[9] He was one of six MPs who, in 2024, took their parliamentary affirmations in the Cornish language.[citation needed]