Mark Hendrick

Sir Mark Phillip Hendrick (born 2 November 1958)<ref name=whoswho/> 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.<ref name="Waller">Template:Cite book</ref> Hendrick went to Salford Grammar School and Buile Hill High School.<ref name="Uprp">Template:Cite web</ref> He later attended Liverpool Polytechnic (now Liverpool John Moores University), where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.<ref name=whoswho/> He also earned a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester.<ref name=whoswho>Template:Who's Who</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Hendrick is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and holds a Certificate in Education (CEd) (a teaching qualification) from the same institution.<ref name=whoswho/><ref name="Pcumh">Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

In 1990, Hendrick joined Stockport College where he worked for four years as a lecturer in digital electronics and software design.<ref name="Pmpamh">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="Pcumh"/> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="parliament1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="Demon">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="electoralcalculus2001">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref name="electoralcalculus2005">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="Bmhm">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="electoralcalculus2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Hendrick was Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) China from 2010 to 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="Pmpamh" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Returning to the backbenches, he was later appointed to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from June 2012 to June 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

At the 2015 general election, Hendrick was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 56% and an increased majority of 12,067.<ref name="electoralcalculus2015">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="gen2015">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>General Election Preston City Council</ref>

Hendrick was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for parliamentary and political service.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He was formally appointed to the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee on 12 June 2023.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hendrick was again re-elected at the 2024 general election with a decreased vote share of 35% and a decreased majority of 5,291.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Publications

• "Question Time Conundrum", Tribune 13 February 2014<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• The Ukrainian Crisis: Russia’s relationship with former Soviet States Post EU/NATO Enlargement<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• "A View to Brazil", The House Magazine 7 May 2014<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• "The Impact of Foreign Players on the Premier League and on England's National Team" Huffington Post 12 June 2014<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• "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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Official site
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