Mark Logan (politician)
Mark Logan | |
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| Member of Parliament for Bolton North East | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | David Crausby |
| Succeeded by | TBC |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Rory Logan 28 January 1984 Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Conservative (until 2024) Labour (2024–present) |
| Education | Queen's University Belfast (LLB) London School of Economics (MSc) Wadham College, Oxford (MSc) |
| Website | Official website |
Mark Rory Logan[1] (born 28 January 1984) is a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton North East between 2019 and 2024[2][1], although he has since left the Conservatives and joined the Labour Party.[3]
Early life and career[edit]
Mark Logan was born and grew up in Ballymena in County Antrim. He graduated from Queen's University Belfast, and then earned two master's degrees, one from the London School of Economics and the second from Wadham College, Oxford.[4] Before becoming an MP, he worked in the British Consulate-General in Shanghai as a locally engaged member of staff, where he was responsible for media and communications.[5] Logan also worked for the Chinese conglomerate Sanpower Group.
Political career[edit]
At the snap 2017 general election, Logan contested East Antrim for the Conservative Party, coming in sixth place with 2.5% of the vote, behind the incumbent DUP MP Sammy Wilson, Alliance's Stewart Dickson, the UUP's John Stewart, Sinn Fein's Oliver McMullan, and the SDLP candidate.[6][7]
Logan was elected as MP for Bolton North East at the 2019 general election, winning with 45.4% of the vote and a majority of 378.[8]
Logan is a campaigner for a direct train link from Bolton to London.[9]
He is a founding member of the Parliamentary Export Programme webinar series, which seeks to help local businesses increase international sales.[10]
Logan was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Office in March 2022. He resigned on 6 July 2022 in protest at Boris Johnson's conduct in the Chris Pincher scandal, calling his position "almost impossible".[11]
On 30 May 2024 he announced he planned to vote for the Labour Party, citing ideological differences with the Conservative Party.[3] He will not be a candidate at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Brunskill, Ian (2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. Glasgow. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Bolton North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ a b "Mark Logan: Former Tory MP backs Labour at general election". BBC News. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Election winners". www.wadham.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "About Mark Logan". Mark Logan. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Statement of Persons nominated". Electoral Office of Northern Ireland. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Election Result 2017 - East Antrim". Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Sansome, Jessica; Otter, Saffron (14 November 2019). "All the Greater Manchester General Election 2019 candidates". men. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "'Give us a direct train to London': Bolton leaders call for train to capital". The Bolton News. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "MP to host webinars to aid Bolton North East businesses' global potential". The Bolton News. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Harrigan, Joe. "'Only so much we can ignore' as Bolton Tory MP quits Boris Johnson government". The Bolton News. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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- Living people
- UK MPs 2019–2024
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Politicians from County Antrim
- Civil servants in the Foreign Office
- 1984 births
- People educated at Ballymena Academy