Mark Todd (politician)
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Mark Todd MP
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Member of Parliament
for South Derbyshire |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Edwina Currie |
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| Majority | 4,495 (8.1%) |
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| Born | 29 December 1954 Dorchester |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Sarah Todd |
| Children | 1 son (Peter) |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Website | www.marktodd.org.uk (Constituency matters) |
Mark Wainwright Todd (born 29 December 1954, Dorchester) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is member of Parliament for South Derbyshire. He was first elected in 1997, defeating Edwina Currie.
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[edit] Early life
His grandfather was a Conservative MP — Alfred Todd for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1929–35.
He went to the independent Sherborne School in north Dorset. He joined Emmanuel College, Cambridge, gaining a Cambridge University BA degree in history in 1976. Todd served for twelve years as a Cambridge City Councillor, spending three years as Leader from 1987–90 and five as Deputy Leader. He was the a non-executive director of consumer co-operative Cambridge & District Co-operative Society, before its 1991 merger with Co-operative Retail Services, and is a member of the Co-operative Party.
He was a managing director at the Longman publishing house from 1977–96. In this company he worked from 1988–92 in Industry and Public Service management, from 1990–92 at Carter Mill and in information technology from 1992–94.
[edit] Parliamentary career
He had contested the seat originally in 1992.
Todd announced on 21 September 2007 that he would stand down as the MP for South Derbyshire when the next general election was called. [1]
He steered the Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2003 through Parliament as a Private Member's Bill.[2] The Act is an amendment to the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965, which regulates a form of UK corporation known as the Industrial and Provident Society.
[edit] Personal life
He lives with his wife and son (born December 1992) in Findern, South Derbyshire, and is an active member of the community in the village and local area. He married Sarah Dawson in 1979 in Cambridge.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official constituency office website
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Mark Todd MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Mark Todd MP
- BBC Politics page
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| Preceded by Edwina Currie |
Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire 1997 – present |
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