Mark Hendrick
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Mark Phillip Hendrick is a British
Labour Co-operative
politician
who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Preston
since winning a by-election in 2000
.
, was born in Salford, Lancashire
. He was educated at Salford Grammar School
and Liverpool Polytechnic
(now Liverpool John Moores University), where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science
degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He later attended the University of Manchester
, where he obtained a Master of Science
degree in Computer Science
. Hendrick trained as a student engineer with the Ministry of Defence
in 1979 at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
, Malvern, Worcs. He later studied German
at a Volkshochschule
Hanau in Germany
in 1981, where he trained as a student engineer with AEG
Telefunken
. He was appointed as an Higher Professional and Technology engineer with the Science and Engineering Research Council
(SERC), Daresbury Laboratory
from 1982 and stayed with the SERC for six years. In 1990 he joined Stockport
College of Further and Higher Education where he worked as a Lecturer in Digital Electronics and Software Design. He was later awarded the University of Manchester Certificate in Education
in 1992. He taught in Stockport until his election to the European Parliament
in June 1994
from 1984 to 1994, and was elected a councillor to the City of Salford Council in 1987 and served for eight years. Chairman of the Eccles
Constituency Labour Party
from 1990 to 1994, he was elected at the 1994 European Parliament Election for the Central Lancashire seat. He served in Brussels
and Strasbourg
for five years until he lost his seat at the 1999 European Parliament Election. He was elected to the House of Commons at the 2000 Preston by-election
which was caused by the death of the sitting Labour
MP Audrey Wise
. He won the seat with a majority of 4,426 and he made his maiden speech
on 11 December 2000. He was re-elected at the 2001 general election
, the 2005 general election
and the 2010 general election.
In Parliament
he was a member of the European Scrutiny Select Committee for three years from 2001 and has served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary
to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2003-2006 and Foreign Secretary 2006-2007 Margaret Beckett
and Lord High Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice 2007-2008 Jack Straw
. He was a member of the International Development Select Committee. He also served as the Chairman of the all-party parliamentary groups for Romania
and Brazil
and currently chairs the All Party Parliamentary China
Group.
Hendrick lives in Preston, speaks German
and French
and supports Manchester City
and Preston North End
. In 2002 he successfully campaigned for and achieved free access for the public to the National Football Museum
in Preston.
United Kingdom
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Labour Co-operative
Labour Co-operative
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politician
Politician
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who has been the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Preston
Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
Preston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
since winning a by-election in 2000
Preston by-election, 2000
The Member of Parliament for Preston, Audrey Wise, died on 2 September 2000.A by-election to fill the seat was held on 23 November.The Labour vote share declined, but with the main beneficiaries being fringe parties they held the seat comfortably....
.
Biography
Hendrick, who is half SomaliSomali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
, was born in Salford, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. He was educated at Salford Grammar School
Buile Hill High School
Buile Hill High School is an educational secondary school, in Salford, in the north-west of England on the A576 Eccles Old Road.-History:...
and Liverpool Polytechnic
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool John Moores University is a British 'modern' university located in the city of Liverpool, England. The university is named after John Moores and was previously called Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts and later Liverpool Polytechnic before gaining university status in 1992, thus...
(now Liverpool John Moores University), where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He later attended the University of Manchester
Victoria University of Manchester
The Victoria University of Manchester was a university in Manchester, England. On 1 October 2004 it merged with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to form a new entity, "The University of Manchester".-1851 - 1951:The University was founded in 1851 as Owens College,...
, where he obtained a Master of Science
Master of Science
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degree in Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
. Hendrick trained as a student engineer with the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
in 1979 at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
The Royal Signals and Radar Establishment was a scientific research establishment within the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom, located primarily at Malvern in Worcestershire. It was formed in 1976 in an amalgamation of earlier research establishments including the Royal Radar Establishment...
, Malvern, Worcs. He later studied German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
at a Volkshochschule
Folk high school
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Hanau in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1981, where he trained as a student engineer with AEG
AEG
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft was a German producer of electrical equipment founded in 1883 by Emil Rathenau....
Telefunken
Telefunken
Telefunken is a German radio and television apparatus company, founded in Berlin in 1903, as a joint venture of Siemens & Halske and the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft...
. He was appointed as an Higher Professional and Technology engineer with the Science and Engineering Research Council
Science and Engineering Research Council
The Science and Engineering Research Council used to be the UK agency in charge of publicly funded scientific and engineering research activities including astronomy, biotechnology and biological sciences, space research and particle physics...
(SERC), Daresbury Laboratory
Daresbury Laboratory
Daresbury Laboratory is a scientific research laboratory near Daresbury in Cheshire, England, which began operations in 1962 and was officially opened on 16 June 1967 as the Daresbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory by the then Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Harold Wilson...
from 1982 and stayed with the SERC for six years. In 1990 he joined Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
College of Further and Higher Education where he worked as a Lecturer in Digital Electronics and Software Design. He was later awarded the University of Manchester Certificate in Education
Certificate in Education
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in 1992. He taught in Stockport until his election to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
in June 1994
Political career
He was the secretary of the Salford Co-operative PartyCo-operative Party
The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative principles. The party does not put up separate candidates for any UK election itself. Instead, Co-operative candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party as "Labour...
from 1984 to 1994, and was elected a councillor to the City of Salford Council in 1987 and served for eight years. Chairman of the Eccles
Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)
Eccles was a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester, England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :The constituency...
Constituency Labour Party
Constituency Labour Party
A Constituency Labour Party is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular UK parliamentary constituency in England, Scotland and Wales. The Labour Party in Northern Ireland has, since February 2009, been organised as a province-wide Constituency Labour Party...
from 1990 to 1994, he was elected at the 1994 European Parliament Election for the Central Lancashire seat. He served in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and Strasbourg
Strasbourg
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for five years until he lost his seat at the 1999 European Parliament Election. He was elected to the House of Commons at the 2000 Preston by-election
Preston by-election, 2000
The Member of Parliament for Preston, Audrey Wise, died on 2 September 2000.A by-election to fill the seat was held on 23 November.The Labour vote share declined, but with the main beneficiaries being fringe parties they held the seat comfortably....
which was caused by the death of the sitting Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP Audrey Wise
Audrey Wise
Audrey Wise was a British Labour Party politician...
. He won the seat with a majority of 4,426 and he made his maiden speech
Maiden speech
A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected or appointed member of a legislature or parliament.Traditions surrounding maiden speeches vary from country to country...
on 11 December 2000. He was re-elected at the 2001 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
, the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
and the 2010 general election.
In Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
he was a member of the European Scrutiny Select Committee for three years from 2001 and has served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2003-2006 and Foreign Secretary 2006-2007 Margaret Beckett
Margaret Beckett
Margaret Mary Beckett is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Derby South since 1983, rising to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under John Smith, from 18 July 1992 to 12 May 1994, and briefly serving as Leader of the Party following Smith's death...
and Lord High Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice 2007-2008 Jack Straw
Jack Straw
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. He was a member of the International Development Select Committee. He also served as the Chairman of the all-party parliamentary groups for Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and currently chairs the All Party Parliamentary China
China
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Group.
Hendrick lives in Preston, speaks German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and supports Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
and Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
. In 2002 he successfully campaigned for and achieved free access for the public to the National Football Museum
National Football Museum
The National Football Museum was a museum in Preston, Lancashire, England founded to preserve, conserve and interpret several important collections of association football memorabilia. It was built outside Deepdale, which as of 2010 is the oldest continuously used football league ground in the world...
in Preston.
Publications
- Changing States by Mark Hendrick, 1995
- The Euro and Co-operative Enterprise by Mark Hendrick, 1998