PRITCHARD, Mark

Member for The Wrekin since 2005. Committees: Joint Secretary, Conservative Party Parliamentary Defence Committee; Joint Secretary, Conservative Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee; Member, Conservative Homeland Security Group. Political career: Board Member, Conservative Councillors Association 2001-02; Contested Warley 2001; General Election Press Officer 1997, Conservative Central Office; Parliamentary Researcher 1994-96; Vice-Chair, Harrow West Conservative Association 1993-94; Councillor, Harrow Borough Council 1993-94; General Election Campaign Manager, Finchley, London 1992; Councillor, Woking Borough Council. Special political interests: Defence, rural affairs, youth issues; countries of interest include: USA, Israel, Turkey, Chile; Mexico, Cuba. Profession/Trade: Company director of marketing company. Education: Aylestone Comprehensive School, Hereford; London Guildhall University, MA; self-taught Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing. Publications: (Chief Researcher) Into the Voids (examines long-term homelessness); (Assistant Editor) Return Ticket (examines breaking the cycle of long-term unemployment through setting up of SMEs). Affiliations: Member, Chartered Institute of Marketing; Member, Market Research Society. Hobbies: Walking pet miniature schnausers; cricket, skiing. b. 22 November 1966. Married.