19 Facts About Mark Hendrick

Sir Mark Phillip Hendrick was born on 2 November 1958 and is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Preston since 2000.

Mark Hendrick was born on 2 November 1958 in Salford; he is of Anglo-Somali descent.

Mark Hendrick later attended Liverpool Polytechnic, where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Mark Hendrick earned a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester.

Mark Hendrick is a Chartered Engineer and holds a Certificate in Education from the same institution.

In 1990, Mark Hendrick joined Stockport College where he worked for four years as a lecturer in digital electronics and software design.

From 1984 to 1994, Mark Hendrick was the Secretary of the Salford Co-operative Party.

Mark Hendrick was elected a councillor to the City of Salford Council in 1987 and served in this capacity for eight years.

Mark Hendrick was the Chairman of the Eccles Constituency Labour Party from 1990 to 1994.

At the 1994 European Parliament Election, Mark Hendrick was elected to the European Parliament as the representative for Lancashire Central.

Mark Hendrick served for five years until losing an election bid at the 1999 European Parliament Election, which was run on a regional PR list system.

In December 2002, Mark Hendrick successfully campaigned for and achieved free access for the public to the National Football Museum then based in Preston.

Mark Hendrick campaigned for City Status for Preston, which was successful and awarded to Preston in the Queen's Golden Jubilee Awards in 2002.

Mark Hendrick was a member of the UK delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly from 2008 to 2020.

Mark Hendrick was Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group China from 2010 to 2012.

From November 2010 to the summer of 2012, Mark Hendrick was appointed to the front bench by Labour Leader Ed Miliband as an Opposition Assistant Whip.

Mark Hendrick was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for parliamentary and political service.

Mark 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.

Mark Hendrick was formally appointed to the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee on 12 June 2023.