Mark Francois MP

Mark was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2001. Previously, he served for four years on Basildon Council in the early 1990s, and faced Ken Livingstone in Brent East during the 1997 general election.

In July 2002, Mark was appointed an Opposition Whip, and in September 2004, he became a Shadow Minister for the Treasury.

On 29th May 2007 Mark was promoted to the position of Shadow Minister for Europe reporting directly to the Shadow Foreign Secretary, The Rt. Hon. William Hague MP.

Mark was born in London and moved to Essex with his parents in 1971. He has lived locally in Rayleigh since the year 2000.