Mark Eastwood | |
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| Member of Parliament for Dewsbury | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paula Sherriff |
| Majority | 1,561 (2.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1971 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Batley Boys High School |
Mark Simon Eastwood [1] (born 14 March 1971) [2] [3] is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury in the 2019 general election. [4]
Eastwood grew up in Thornhill Lees,before moving to the Wilton Estate in Batley at the age of six. He joined the Conservative Party at the age of seventeen,while he was a student at Batley Boys High School,now Upper Batley High School. [5]
Eastwood had a total of six unsuccessful attempts standing for the Dewsbury East ward of Kirklees Council. [6] Before he became an MP,he worked for a company which provides medical furniture and equipment to the NHS,and served as Yorkshire and Humber representative of the Conservative Workers &Trade Unionists. [7] Eastwood was elected as the MP for Dewsbury at the 2019 general election,gaining the seat from Labour's Paula Sherriff. [8]
He was a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee and the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union. [9] Eastwood is also a member of the APPGs on British Muslims,Football,and the Furniture Industry,as well as being a member of the Parliamentary Football Club. [10]
His first overseas trip was to Pakistan in 2020 as part of an all-party delegation. [11] On 23 August 2021,Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed him as the UK's trade envoy to the country. [12]
Eastwood identifies as a "moderate,compassionate Conservative". He is a supporter of Brexit,having worked on local Vote Leave campaigns during the 2016 referendum. [5]
During the Conservative Party leadership election in 2022,Eastwood supported Liz Truss. [13] He was a supporter of Boris Johnson's time in Number 10,saying he was “saddened and disappointed”at his resignation,and he continued to have his full support. [14]
Eastwood has a wife,two children and is a Leeds United season ticket holder. [15] [6] [7] He has been known to DJ at private events held locally. [15]
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