Mark Pack read History and Economics at the University of York from 1988 to 1991.
10 Facts About Mark Pack
Mark Pack then undertook a PhD in history, studying nineteenth-century elections, initially at the University of Exeter, before transferring back to the University of York to complete it, in 1994.
Mark Pack worked as an IT administrator, before working for the Liberal Democrats from 2000 to 2009.
Mark Pack then worked in communications consultancy for MHP Communications, and then Teneo, from 2009 to 2019.
Mark Pack was on the editorial board for the Journal of Liberal History.
Mark Pack was co-editor of the blog Liberal Democrat Voice until 2013.
Mark Pack stood to be the president of the Liberal Democrats in 2019, with his candidacy supported by MPs Layla Moran and Tom Brake, and MEP Catherine Bearder among others.
Mark Pack was elected by 14,381 to 10,164 votes and began his term on 1 January 2020.
Mark Pack thus assumed the acting co-leader role on starting his presidential term on 1 January 2020.
Mark Pack ranked 5 out of 50 on the Top 50 Influential Lib Dems of 2020 list.