Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick MP | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
Member of Parliament for Preston | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 23 November 2000 | |
Preceded by | Audrey Wise |
Majority | 5,291 (13.2%) |
Member of the European Parliament for Lancashire Central | |
In office 9 June 1994 – 10 June 1999 | |
Member of Salford City Council for Weaste and Seedley | |
In office 7 May 1987 – 9 June 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958 (age 65) Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
Political party | Labour Co-op |
Education | Salford Grammar School Buile Hill High School |
Alma mater | Liverpool Polytechnic (BSc) University of Manchester (MSc) |
Website | www |
Sir Mark Phillip Hendrick (born 2 November 1958)[1] is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Preston since 2000. Hendrick was previously elected to the Lancashire Central constituency as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 to 1999.
Early life and education
Mark Hendrick was born on 2 November 1958 in Salford; he is of Anglo-Somali descent. His father worked in the timber industry.[2] Hendrick went to Salford Grammar School and Buile Hill High School.[3] He later attended Liverpool Polytechnic (now Liverpool John Moores University), where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.[1] He also earned a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester.[1][4] Hendrick is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and holds a Certificate in Education (CEd) (a teaching qualification) from the same institution.[1][5]
Career
In 1990, Hendrick joined Stockport College where he worked for four years as a lecturer in digital electronics and software design.[6]
Local government
From 1984 to 1994, Hendrick was the Secretary of the Salford Co-operative Party. He was elected a councillor to the City of Salford Council in 1987 and served in this capacity for eight years.[5] He was also the Chairman of the Eccles Constituency Labour Party from 1990 to 1994.
Member of the European Parliament
At the 1994 European Parliament Election, Hendrick was elected to the European Parliament as the representative for Lancashire Central.[7] He served for five years until losing an election bid at the 1999 European Parliament Election, which was run on a regional PR list system.[8]
Parliamentary career
Hendrick was elected to Parliament as MP for Preston at the 2000 Preston by-election with 45.7% of the vote and a majority of 4,426.[9] He was re-elected as MP for Preston at the 2001 general election with an increased vote share of 57% and an increased majority of 12,268.[10]
In December 2002, Hendrick successfully campaigned for and achieved free access for the public to the National Football Museum then based in Preston. He campaigned for City Status for Preston, which was successful and awarded to Preston in the Queen's Golden Jubilee Awards in 2002.[11]
At the 2005 general election, Hendrick was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 50.5% and a decreased majority of 9,407.[12]
Hendrick was a member of the UK delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCEPA) from 2008 to 2020.[13]
He was again re-elected at the 2010 general election with a decreased vote share of 48.2% and a decreased majority of 7,733.[14]
Hendrick was Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) China from 2010 to 2012.[15]
From November 2010 to the summer of 2012, Hendrick was appointed to the front bench by Labour Leader Ed Miliband as an Opposition Assistant Whip.[6][16] Returning to the backbenches, he was later appointed to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from June 2012 to June 2017.[17]
At the 2015 general election, Hendrick was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 56% and an increased majority of 12,067.[18][19] He was again re-elected at the snap 2017 general election with an increased vote share of 68% and an increased majority of 15,723.[20]
Hendrick was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for parliamentary and political service.[21]
Hendrick was appointed to the International Trade Select Committee in July 2018 and served until 2023 when the committee was dissolved following the disbanding of the Department for International Trade.[22]
At the 2019 general election, Hendrick was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 61.8% and a decreased majority of 12,146.[23]
He was formally appointed to the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee on 12 June 2023.[24]
Hendrick was again re-elected at the 2024 general election with a decreased vote share of 35% and a decreased majority of 5,291.[25]
Publications
- "Question Time Conundrum", Tribune 13 February 2014[26]
- The Ukrainian Crisis: Russia’s relationship with former Soviet States Post EU/NATO Enlargement[27]
- "A View to Brazil", The House Magazine 7 May 2014[28]
- "The Impact of Foreign Players on the Premier League and on England's National Team" Huffington Post 12 June 2014[29]
- "The Government Reforms and Future Election of Aung San Suu Kyi to the Presidency Are Only the Beginning on Burma's Long Road to Being an Inclusive, Democratic Society", Huffington Post 1 July 2014[30]
References
- ^ a b c d Anon (2024). "Hendrick, Sir Mark (Phillip)". Who's Who (176th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 2736. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U19826. ISBN 9781399409452. OCLC 1402257203. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Robert Waller, Byron Criddle (2007). The Almanac of British Politics. Routledge. p. 755. ISBN 978-1135206833. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Preston". UK Polling Report. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Yakubu, Ishaka (2025). "My University; Your University; Our University". linkedin.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Mark Hendrick". Politics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ a b "About Mark Hendrick". Preston MP. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "European Parliament Elections: 1979 to 1994". House of Commons Library.
- ^ "European Parliament Elections June 1999 – Commons Library briefing". UK Parliament. 21 June 1999. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Football museum funding refused". BBC News. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Mark Hendrick MP". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "All Party Parliamentary Group Registers published in 2018". UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Her Majesty's Official Opposition". House of Commons Information Office. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010.
- ^ "Foreign Affairs Committee – membership". UK Parliament. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Preston". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ General Election Preston City Council
- ^ "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2017. p. N2.
- ^ "International Trade Committee dissolved and Business and Trade Committee formed".
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated 2019" (PDF).
- ^ "Business without Debate Volume 734: debated on Monday 12 June 2023".
- ^ "Parliamentary (General) election results - 4 July 2024". Preston City Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Mark Hendrick MP". Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Articles".
- ^ "A View to Brazil" (PDF). 3 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "The Impact of Foreign Players on the Premier League and on England's National Team". huffingtonpost.co.uk. 12 June 2014.
- ^ "The Government Reforms and Future Election of Aung San Suu Kyi to the Presidency Are Only the Beginning on Burma's Long Road to Being an Inclusive, Democratic Society". huffingtonpost.co.uk. July 2014.
External links
- Official site
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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