Mark Menzies

Mark Menzies MP
Member of Parliament for Fylde
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Michael Jack
Majority	13,185 (30.2%)
Personal details
Born	18 May 1971 (1971-05-18) (age 40)[1] Irvine, North Ayrshire
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Conservatives
Website	www.markmenzies.org.uk

Mark Andrew Menzies^[2] (18 May 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fylde in Lancashire since 2010.

After standing as the Conservative candidate for Glasgow Govan in 2001 and Selby in 2005, Menzies was added to David Camerons "A-List" in 2006 and was selected for Fylde in November 2008^[3] and elected at the 2010 general election, when he gained 22,826 votes, 52.2% of the total.

In November 2010, Menzies was one of seven newly elected MPs to be chosen as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to a Minister of the Government. He is currently PPS to Charles Hendry, Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change.^[4] Before his arrival in parliament Menzies had been a supermarket executive, working for three of the largest chains. He lives in St Annes.

External links

• his website

References

1. ^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251158/
2. ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/
3. ^ http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/04/the-18-of-the-original-100-alisters-selected-for-conservative-seats-.html
4. ^ http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/11/government-publishes-list-of-parliamentary-private-secretaries-57099

Persondata
Name	Menzies, Mark
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Date of birth	18 May 1971
Place of birth	Irvine, North Ayrshire
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