Annual Lecture with Sir Mark Hendrick
About
A former electronics engineer and college lecturer, Sir Mark began his political career as a Salford City Councillor in 1987 before being elected as a Member of the European Parliament for Central Lancashire in 1994.Sir Mark became MP for Preston at the November 2000 by-election and has been re-elected at every General Election since. He served as the Deputy-Chair of the APPG China Group for many years, which is currently being re-constituted following the 2024 General Election and has been on several influential parliamentary committees including the Foreign Affairs Committee, International Development Committee, European Scrutiny Committee, and the International Trade Committee. He currently serves on the Panel of Chairs and Chairs the APPG’s for Japan, Norway and Germany.
Sir Mark was awarded a Knighthood for services to Politics in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2018
Location
Faraday Lecture Theatre
Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YW