Mark Fletcher
British politician
Intro | British politician | |||
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |||
is | Politician | |||
Work field | Politics | |||
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Birth | 29 September 1985, Barnsley, United Kingdom | |||
Age | 39 years | |||
Star sign | Libra | |||
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Mark Peter Fletcher (born 29 September 1985) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolsover since 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he beat the long-serving Dennis Skinner, who had been the Labour MP for the constituency since the 1970 election.
He grew up in Doncaster, attending Ridgewood School. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge and was president of the Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU). He has worked in the House of Lords as the chief of staff to Lord Popat of Harrow, as well as for the private healthcare company Synergix Health. He is married to Will Knock.
In the 2015 election he stood in the Doncaster North constituency against then Labour party leader Ed Miliband.
Fletcher is openly gay.