18 Facts About Mark Hoban

Mark Gerard Hoban was born on 31 March 1964 and is a British politician.

Mark Hoban graduated from the London School of Economics where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in economics in 1985.

Mark Hoban joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1985 as a financial analyst, becoming a chartered account manager in 1990, and was appointed as a senior manager in 1992 until his election to Parliament.

Mark Hoban joined the Conservative Party in 1980, and in 1989 was elected as the treasurer of the Southampton Itchen Conservative Association, serving until he was elected as the Association's vice chairman for two years in 1991.

Mark Hoban was the campaign manager for the local sitting Conservative MP Christopher Chope at both the 1987 and 1992 general elections.

Mark Hoban contested the Tyneside seat of South Shields at the 1997 general election, finishing in second place, 22,153 votes behind the sitting Labour MP, David Clark.

Mark Hoban was elected to the House of Commons at the 2001 general election for the Hampshire seat of Fareham following the retirement of the Conservative MP Peter Lloyd.

Mark Hoban held the seat with a majority of 7,009 and remained the MP there until 2015.

Mark Hoban made his maiden speech on 4 July 2001, in which he recalled one of his Fareham predecessors, Arthur Lee, who had donated the Prime Minister's country house, Chequers, to the nation in 1921.

Mark Hoban was made an Opposition Whip by Iain Duncan Smith in 2002, joining the frontbench under the leadership of Michael Howard in 2003 as a spokesman on education.

Mark Hoban's responsibilities included financial services policy, including banking and financial services reform and regulation, financial stability, City competitiveness, wholesale and retail markets in the UK, Europe and internationally; the Financial Services Authority ; UK Financial Investments ; and personal savings and pensions policy.

Mark Hoban supported the Chancellor on EU and wider international finance issues.

Mark Hoban was chairman of the Associate Parliamentary Group on Business, Finance and Accountancy, until succeeded by Ian Wright MP.

In September 2012 Mark Hoban was moved from the Treasury to the Department for Work and Pensions.

Mark Hoban voted against gay couples adopting children in 2002, and against the Employment Equality Regulations in 2003.

Mark Hoban announced that he would be standing down at the 2015 general election, and it was reported that he had already taken up board-level roles at three businesses.

Mark Hoban has been married to Fiona Jane Barrett since August 1994 and they live in his former constituency, at Locks Heath.

Mark Hoban is a Roman Catholic and attends mass regularly at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Parish in Park Gate.