Editing Mark Prisk

{{Short description|British politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = 
| name                = Mark Prisk
| honorific-suffix    = 
| image               = Official portrait of Mr Mark Prisk crop 2.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2017
| office1             = [[Minister of State for Housing]] [[Minister for Local Government (United Kingdom)|and Local Government]]
| primeminister1      = [[David Cameron]]
| term_start1         = 4 September 2012
| term_end1           = 7 October 2013
| predecessor1        = [[Grant Shapps]]
| successor1          = [[Kris Hopkins]]
| office2             = [[Minister of State for Business and Enterprise]]
| primeminister2      = David Cameron
| term_start2         = 13 May 2010
| term_end2           = 4 September 2012
| predecessor2        = [[Pat McFadden]]
| successor2          = [[Michael Fallon]]
| office4             = [[Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy|Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills]]{{efn|Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (2005–09)}}
| term_start4         = 10 May 2005
| term_end4           = 6 May 2010
| predecessor4        = ''Office established''
| successor4          = [[Ian Lucas]]
| leader4             = David Cameron
| office6             = [[Shadow Paymaster General]]
| term_start6         = 1 June 2003
| term_end6           = 1 June 2004
| leader6             = [[Michael Howard]]
| office7             = [[Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury]]
| term_start7         = 1 June 2002
| term_end7           = 1 June 2003
| predecessor7        = [[David Lidington]]
| alongside7          = [[Stephen O'Brien]]
| successor7          = [[Andrew Tyrie]]
| leader7             = [[Iain Duncan Smith]]
| office8             = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Hertford and Stortford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford and Stortford]]
| term_start8         = 7 June 2001
| term_end8           = 6 November 2019
| predecessor8        = [[Bowen Wells]]
| successor8          = [[Julie Marson]]
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1962|06|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Redruth]], Cornwall, England
| spouse              = [[Lesley Titcomb]]
| party               = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| alma_mater          = [[Truro School]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Prisk |url=https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/mark-prisk |website=Politics.co.uk |accessdate=16 June 2019}}</ref> [[University of Reading]]
| website             = [http://www.markprisk.com www.markprisk.com]
}}

'''Michael Mark Prisk''' (born 12 June 1962) is a British politician who was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Hertford and Stortford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford and Stortford]] from [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]] until [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]]. A member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], he was [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills|Minister of State for Business and Enterprise]] from 2010 to 2012 and [[Minister of State for Housing and Local Government]] from 2012 to 2013.

==Early life==
Prisk was born at [[Redruth]], Cornwall and whilst living at [[Camborne]] was educated at the fee-paying [[Truro School]] in 1973–80. He went on to study Land Management at the [[University of Reading]], gaining a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] degree. From 1983 to 1985, he was Chairman of the Youth Section of Peace through NATO. He was vice-chairman of the [[Federation of Conservative Students]] in 1982–83.

After graduation, Prisk worked in property and economic development and rose to become director of a £3 million practice. From 1983 to 1985, he worked as a graduate surveyor for [[Knight Frank]], then as development surveyor for Derrick Wade & Waters where he became manager of the London office from 1985 to 1989. He was a marketing director from 1989 to 1991, then principal of the Mark Prisk Connection from 1991 to 1997. From 1997 to 2001, he was company owner of MP2.

==Parliamentary career==
Prisk was Chairman of Cornwall Young Conservatives and after unsuccessfully contesting [[Newham North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Newham North West]] in [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] and [[Wansdyke (UK Parliament constituency)|Wansdyke]] in [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]], he was finally elected as the Conservative MP for the constituency of [[Hertford and Stortford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford and Stortford]] in [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]]. He was promoted from the backbenches to the [[Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)|Opposition]] frontbench as Shadow Financial Secretary, Shadow Minister for Economic Affairs, an opposition whip and Shadow Minister for Business and Enterprise.<ref>[http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Prisk_Mark.aspx People - Mark Prisk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209032742/http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Prisk_Mark.aspx|date=9 February 2010}} Conservative Party website</ref> He is author of several pamphlets on urban design.

On 26 July 2007, [[David Cameron]] appointed Prisk as Shadow Minister for Cornwall, although there was no formal government post for him to shadow. The party said the move was intended to help place the county's concerns "at the heart of Conservative thinking". Cameron said he endorsed the appointment and it would ensure the voice of Cornwall was heard.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIAarTqZsaU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/nIAarTqZsaU| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Mark Prisk appointed Shadow Minister for Cornwall|date=24 July 2007|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] [[Matthew Taylor, Baron Taylor of Goss Moor|Matthew Taylor]] claimed the appointment was a bid to get around the rule which requires MPs to limit the local cases they take up to their own constituencies, as the Conservatives had no MPs in Cornwall.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7948984.stm | work= BBC News | title= 'Fictional Minister' Prompts Row | accessdate= 12 February 2010 | date=17 March 2009}}</ref> Prisk defended his role in open letter to the ''[[Packet Newspapers|Falmouth Packet]]'', noting "as a born and bred Cornishman" his role was to listen to the concerns of people in Cornwall, feed these back to the Shadow Cabinet and make sure Conservative policies properly reflected the needs of Cornwall.<ref>[http://archive.middevonstar.co.uk/2007/11/28/125892.html ''Mid Devon Star'' 28 November 2007]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

No Minister for Cornwall was appointed after the 2010 election; Prisk was appointed as [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills|Minister of State for Business and Enterprise]] in the [[Cameron–Clegg coalition]], until he was shifted to become [[Minister of State for Housing and Local Government]] on 5 September 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Liam|date=5 September 2012|title=Mark Prisk replaces Grant Shapps as housing minister – what should his priorities be?|publisher=Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2012/sep/05/mark-prisk-housing-minister-priorities|accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref> In this role, he was responsible for creating a "Future High Street Forum" to support struggling High Street retailers, but was asked to step down from the frontbench in an October 2013 reshuffle.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Neville|first1=Simon|date=8 October 2013|title=Protests as PM sacks Mark Prisk, Minister for High Streets|publisher=Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/protests-as-pm-sacks-mark-prisk-minister-for-high-streets-8865157.html|accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Heaven|first=Will|date=7 October 2013|title=MPs' reshuffle: as it happened|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10360141/MPs-reshuffle-live.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007091515/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10360141/MPs-reshuffle-live.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 October 2013}}</ref>

Prisk campaigned to [[Britain Stronger in Europe|remain]] in the [[European Union]] in the lead-up to the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 referendum]] on Britain's membership and his constituency narrowly voted to remain by 50.76% to 49.24%.<ref name="thespectatorwhichtorympsbackbrexit">{{cite news|last1=Goodenough|first1=Tom|title=Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?|url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|accessdate=11 October 2016|work=The Spectator|date=16 February 2016|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502030758/https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hertford and Stortford Election Results |url=http://democraticdashboard.com/constituency/hertford-and-stortford |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106184847/http://democraticdashboard.com/constituency/hertford-and-stortford |url-status=usurped |archive-date=6 January 2017 |publisher=Democratic Dashboard |language=en}}</ref> However, after the referendum result, he supported the [[Theresa May]]'s plan for implementation of [[Brexit|Britain's withdrawal]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.markprisk.com/campaigns/brexit-and-britains-future |title = Brexit}}</ref>

On 9 September 2019, Prisk wrote to the chairman of his local Conservative Association to declare he would not be standing at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|next general election]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Prisk|first=Mark|date=2019-09-09|title=Today I have announced that I will not be standing at the next general election. Read my full statement herepic.twitter.com/OgTkw7XLlj|url=https://twitter.com/PriskMark/status/1171041567341195264|access-date=2019-09-09|website=@PriskMark|language=en}}</ref>

During November 2022, Prisk announced his position as president of the Conservative Mental Health Group (CMHG). Previous to this role Prisk had supported mental health charities, including the Samaritans and Mind.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-21 |title=Mental health role for former Bishop's Stortford MP |url=https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/conservative-mental-health-group-appoints-former-stortford-m-9285402/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Bishop's Stortford Independent |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Prisk married [[Lesley Titcomb]], who became CEO at [[The Pensions Regulator]], in April 1989 in Oxfordshire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/news_features/New-housing-minister-Mark-Prisk-is-announced|title=New housing minister Mark Prisk is surveyor...|website=Estate Agent Today|accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref>

==Elections contested==
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Constituency
!colspan=2|Party
!Votes
!% votes
!Position
!Ref.
|-
|[[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]]
|[[Newham North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Newham North West]]
| {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|6,740
|25.99
|2nd of 6
|<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 - 1992 General Election - Newham North West |url=https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/elections/22878 |website=[[Parliament.uk]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]]
|[[Wansdyke (UK Parliament constituency)|Wansdyke]]
| {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19,318
|35.3
|2nd of 7
|<ref>{{cite web |title=1997 - 1997 General Election - Wansdyke |url=https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/elections/23741 |website=[[Parliament.uk]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 general election]]
|[[Hertford and Stortford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford and Stortford]]
| {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|21,074
|44.7
|Won
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 - 2001 General Election - Hertford and Stortford |url=https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/elections/24085 |website=[[Parliament.uk]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]]
|[[Hertford and Stortford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford and Stortford]]
| {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|25,074
|50.5
|Won
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 - 2005 General Election - Hertford and Stortford |url=https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/elections/24731 |website=[[Parliament.uk]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]]
|[[Hertford and Stortford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford and Stortford]]
| {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|29,810
|53.8
|Won
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 - 2010 General Election - Hertford and Stortford |url=https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/elections/25380 |website=[[Parliament.uk]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]]
|[[Hertford and Stortford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford and Stortford]]
| {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|31,593
|56.1
|Won
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 - 2015 General Election - Hertford and Stortford |url=https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/elections/26030 |website=[[Parliament.uk]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]]
|[[Hertford and Stortford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford and Stortford]]
| {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|36,184
|60.3
|Won
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 - 2017 General Election - Hertford and Stortford |url=https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/elections/26680 |website=[[Parliament.uk]]}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Cornwall}}
* [http://www.markprisk.com Mark Prisk MP] ''official constituency website''
*{{UK MP links | parliament = mr-mark-prisk/1424 | hansardcurr = 247 | hansard = mr-mark-prisk | guardian = 5943/mark-prisk | publicwhip = Mark_Prisk | theywork = mark_prisk | record = Mark-Prisk/Hertford-and-Stortford/433 | journalisted = }}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/315.stm BBC Politics page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213165830/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/315.stm |date=13 February 2009 }}

;News articles
* [http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144694&command=displayContent&sourceNode=144660&contentPK=17928446&folderPk=83364&pNodeId=144659 Tories to appoint Cornwall Minister]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

;Video clips
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/MarkPriskMP YouTube page]

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