Mark Hunter

Biography:

Mark Hunter was re-elected MP for Cheadle in May 2010 with a majority of 3,272.

Mark Hunter entered Parliament at his third attempt at a by-election on 14th July 2005 to succeed the former Lib Dem MP Patsy Calton, who died shortly after the general election in May 2005.

Mark was educated at Audenshaw Grammar School for Boys and worked as a marketing executive for the Guardian Media Group.

He was the Liberal candidate in Ashton under Lyne in 1987 and the Liberal Democrat candidate in Stockport in the 2001. He was first elected to Stockport Borough Council in 1996, and served as Chair of Education and Executive Member for Regeneration; in 2002 he became Leader of the Council.

Mark became a member of the Shadow Foreign Affairs team in January 2007; in 2006 he was a member of the Shadow Home Affairs team and in 2005 a member of the Shadow ODPM (Local Government etc) team; he is also a member of the Trade and Industry Select Committee.

Constituency: Cheadle

Constituency Address: Constituency Office
3 Gillbent Road
Cheadle Hulme
CHEADLE
SK8 7LE

Constituency Tel: 0161 486 1359

Date of Birth: 25 July 1957

Party: Liberal Democrats

Personal Website: www.cheadle-libdems.org.uk/