PRITCHARD, Mark

Member for The Wrekin (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for the Wrekin 2005-10. Committees: Member, Joint Committee on National Security Strategy since 2010; Member, Transport Select Committee 2008-10; Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee 2008-10; Member, DWP Select Committee 2006-08; Secretary, 1922 Executive Committee; Member, Environmental Audit Select Committee 2005-07; Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Group ASEAN; Chairman, APPG Parliamentarians for Global Action; Chairman, APPG on Cyber-Security; Vice-Chairman, APPG on Africa; Vice Chairman APPG on Latin America; Chairman, APPG on Philippines; Vice-Chairman, Conservative Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee; Member, Conservative Homeland Security Group. Political career: Councillor, Woking Borough Council 2000-03; Board Member, Conservative Councillors Association 2001-02; Contested Warley 2001; General Election Press Officer 1997, Conservative Central Office; Parliamentary Researcher 1994-96; Vice-Chair, Harrow West Conservative Association 1993-94; Councillor, Harrow Borough Council 1993-94; General Election Campaign Manager, Finchley, London 1992. Special political interests: Foreign affairs, defence, counter-terrorism; regions/countries of interest include: Africa; Asia, Latin America, USA, Israel. Profession/Trade: Company director of marketing company. Education: Postgraduate Diploma; London Guildhall University, Master of Arts; Aylestone Comprehensive School, Hereford. Publications: (Chief Researcher) Into the Voids (examines long-term homelessness); (Assistant Editor) Return Ticket (examines breaking the cycle of long-term unemployment through setting up of SMEs). Hobbies: Walking pet miniature schnauzers; cricket, writing comedy, skiing. b. 22 November 1966. Married in 1997.