FIELD, Mark

Member for Cities of London and Westminster since 2001. Committees: Member, Intelligence and Security Committee since 2010; Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Group Azerbaijan since 2010; Member, APPG Football since 2010; Vice-Chairman, APPG Bangladesh since 2009; Finance Act since 2009; Member, APPG Entrepreneurship since 2007; Member, APPG Venture Capital and Private Equity since 2004; Member, Standing Committee on Finance Act 2008; Crossrail Act 2007; National Insurance Contributions Act 2008; Member, Standing Committee, National Lottery Act 2006 (frontbench lead); National Insurance Contribution Act 2006 (frontbench lead); Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Act 2006 (frontbench lead); Finance Act (No 2) 2005; Railways Act 2005; Housing Act 2004; Member, Housing Bill Committee 2004; Member, Select Committee on the Lord Chancellors Department 2003; Member, Standing Committee on the Licensing Act 2003; Member, Standing Committee for Finance Act 2002; Member, Standing Committee Enterprise Act 2002; Member, Standing Committee Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Political career: Shadow Minister for Culture 2005-06; Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury May-Dec 2005; Opposition Whip 2003-04; Shadow Minister for London 2003-05; Councillor, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 1994-2002; Conservative Candidate for Enfield North 1997; Deputy Chair, Local Conservatives (Islington North) 1989-91. Special political interests: Tax, global financial services, international development, Metropolitan and City of London policing, London Underground, London Olympics, local environmental issues, Royal Parks, National Lottery. Profession/Trade: Solicitor. Education: St Edmund Hall, Oxford BA, MA Law; Reading School. Affiliations: St Bartholomews and St Marys Hospitals, London; EMPOWER; the Parkinsons Disease Society; the Breast Cancer Coalition; Royal National Institute for the Deaf. Hobbies: Local London history; walking; pop and rock music; supporter Bury FC. b. October 1964. Married to Vicki, with son Frederick.