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{{Short description|American political columnist and commentator (1937–2022)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Mark Shields
| image        = Mark Shields 2010 snapshot.jpg
| alt          = Photographic portrait of Mark Shields
| caption      = Shields in 2010
| birth_name   = Mark Stephen Shields
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1937|05|25}}
| birth_place  = [[Weymouth, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2022|6|18|1937|05|25}}
| death_place  = [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]], U.S.
| other_names  = 
| occupation   = [[Political analyst]], journalist
| years_active = 1962–2020
| alma_mater   = [[University of Notre Dame]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| spouse       = {{marriage|Anne Hudson|1966}}
| children     = 1
| party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| module       = {{infobox military person
|allegiance    = {{Flagu|United States|1960|size=23px}}
| serviceyears = 1960–1962
| rank         = [[File:USMC-E3.svg|25px]] [[Lance corporal]]
|branch        = {{Nowrap|{{Flag|United States Marine Corps|size=23px}}}}
| embed        = yes
}}
}}
'''Mark Stephen Shields''' (May 25, 1937 – June 18, 2022) was an American political columnist, advisor, and [[Political commentator|commentator]]. He worked in leadership positions for many [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates' electoral campaigns.

Shields provided weekly political analysis and commentary for the ''[[PBS NewsHour]]'' from 1988 to 2020. His on-screen counterpart from 2001 to 2020 was [[David Brooks (journalist)|David Brooks]] of ''[[The New York Times]]''. Previous counterparts were [[William Safire]], [[Paul Gigot]] of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', and [[David Gergen]].  Shields was also a regular panelist on ''[[Inside Washington]]'', a weekly public affairs show that was seen on both [[PBS]] and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] until it ceased production in December 2013. Shields was moderator and panelist on [[CNN]]'s ''[[Capital Gang]]'' for 17 years.