Philip Markus Petursson (October 21, 1902[1] in Pinecreek, Minnesota[2] – May 12, 1988) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1977, and briefly served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer.
He ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the federal election of 1949 in the riding of Norquay, but lost to Liberal Robert James Wood by almost 4000 votes.
[5] He ran again the federal election of 1965, this time placing third in Winnipeg South Centre against Progressive Conservative Gordon Churchill and Liberal Fred Douglas.
[1] In 1968–69, he supported Edward Schreyer to replace Russell Paulley as leader of the provincial NDP.