10 Facts About Mark Prisk

Michael Mark Prisk was born on 12 June 1962 and is a British politician who was Member of Parliament for Hertford and Stortford from 2001 until 2019.

Mark Prisk went on to study Land Management at the University of Reading, gaining a BSc degree.

Mark Prisk was a marketing director from 1989 to 1991, then principal of the Mark Prisk Connection from 1991 to 1997.

Mark Prisk was Chairman of Cornwall Young Conservatives and after unsuccessfully contesting Newham North West in 1992 and Wansdyke in 1997, he was finally elected as the Conservative MP for the constituency of Hertford and Stortford in 2001.

Mark Prisk was promoted from the backbenches to the Opposition frontbench as Shadow Financial Secretary, Shadow Minister for Economic Affairs, an opposition whip and Shadow Minister for Business and Enterprise.

Mark Prisk is author of several pamphlets on urban design.

Mark Prisk defended his role in open letter to the Falmouth Packet, noting "as a born and bred Cornishman" his role was to listen to the concerns of people in Cornwall, feed these back to the Shadow Cabinet and make sure Conservative policies properly reflected the needs of Cornwall.

On 9 September 2019, Mark Prisk wrote to the chairman of his local Conservative Association to declare he would not be standing at the next general election.

Previous to this role Mark Prisk had supported mental health charities, including the Samaritans and Mind.

Mark Prisk married Lesley Titcomb, who became CEO at The Pensions Regulator, in April 1989 in Oxfordshire.