Mark Francois
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The Right Honourable Mark Francois MP |
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| Minister of State for Communities and Resilience | |
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In office 11 May 2015 – 16 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Minister of State for Portsmouth | |
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In office 11 May 2015 – 16 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Matthew Hancock |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |
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In office 7 October 2013 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Andrew Robathan |
| Succeeded by | Penny Mordaunt |
| Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans | |
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In office 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Andrew Robathan |
| Succeeded by | Anna Soubry |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Helen Jones |
| Succeeded by | Greg Knight |
| Shadow Minister for Europe | |
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In office 29 May 2007 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Graham Brady |
| Succeeded by | Chris Bryant |
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Member of Parliament for Rayleigh and Wickford Rayleigh (2001–2010) |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Clark |
| Majority | 22,338 (42.7%) |
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14 August 1965 Islington, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Rayleigh |
| Alma mater |
University of Bristol King's College London |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Website | www |
Mark Gino Francois (born 14 August 1965) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rayleigh and Wickford. He was appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence on 4 September 2012 and was Minister of State for the Armed Forces. Following the Conservatives' success at the 2015 general election, he became Minister of State for Communities and Resilience and Minister for Portsmouth at the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Mark Gino Francois was born in Islington, London. He was educated at the Nicholas Comprehensive School in Basildon, Essex and at the University of Bristol where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1986. He was also the chairman of the University's Conservative Association. He completed his studies at King's College London where he earned a MA in War Studies in 1987.
On leaving university he became a management trainee with Lloyds Bank. In 1988 he joined lobbying company Market Access International, leaving as a director in 1996 to set up his own lobbying firm Francois Associates.
He was a member of Basildon District Council for four years from 1991. He stood for Brent East during the 1997 general election, and lost to Ken Livingstone (who later became the Mayor of London). Following the death of Alan Clark in 1999, he narrowly lost out to Michael Portillo in the selection for the 1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election. On the retirement of Dr. Michael Clark at the 2001 general election he beat Boris Johnson to be selected to fight the safe Conservative seat of Rayleigh.
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