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'''Mark Field''' (born 6 October 1964) is a British [[Conservative Party]] politician who was [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the cities of London and Westminster from June 2001 until November 2019.
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On 13 June 2017 Mark Field was appointed a Minister of State at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]].
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==Suspension==
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On 21 June 2019 Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] suspended him as a Minister following an incident at a Mansion House banquet when [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] [[Philip Hammond]] was speaking on 20 June 2019.<ref>''[https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/mark-field-lucia-hunt-jeremy-hunt/ "While Everyone's Talking About Mark Field, Here's A Really Uncomfortable Picture Of Him Kissing Jeremy Hunt's Wife"]''</ref>
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==Standing down==
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A prominent supporter of the [[United Kingdom]] remaining in the [[European Union]] during the [[2016 EU Referendum]] and of [[Jeremy Hunt]]'s leadership bid in the 2019 contest, Mark Field left his post as a Foreign Office Minister when [[Boris Johnson]]'s premiership began. He stood down from the [[House of Commons]] at the [[UK/General election/2019]].
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==Private life==
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Mark Field married celebrity agent Victoria Elphicke, sister of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Elphicke Charlie Elphicke,] in 2007. They live in Westminster and Mallorca with their son, Frederick and their daughter, Arabella.<ref>http://global.oup.com/whoswho/about/</ref>
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Field's first marriage to investment banker Michèle Acton ended in divorce in 2006, with his ex-wife citing his affair with [[Liz Truss]]<ref>''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9668355/MPs-involved-in-scandals-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-calls-for-tougher-regulation-of-the-press.html "MPs involved in scandals accused of 'hypocrisy' over calls for tougher regulation of the press"]''</ref> who is now Conservative MP for the constituency of South West Norfolk since 2010, and is challenging [[Rishi Sunak]] to become [[Leader of the Conservative Party]] and [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] in the 2022 leadership contest.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62068930 "Tory leadership: How will the new party leader and PM be chosen?"]''</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 20 February 2023

Person.png Mark Field   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Politician, Lawyer)
Mark Lucia.jpg
Embracing Jeremy Hunt's wife Lucia on 10 June 2019
BornMark Christopher Field
1964-10-06
Hanover, West Germany
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt Edmund Hall, Oxford
ReligionChurch of England
Children • Frederick
• Arabella
Spouse • Michèle
• Victoria
Member ofChinese In Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, Königswinter/Speakers
PartyConservative
RelativesCharlie Elphicke

Mark Field (born 6 October 1964) is a British Conservative Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for the cities of London and Westminster from June 2001 until November 2019.

On 13 June 2017 Mark Field was appointed a Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Suspension

On 21 June 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May suspended him as a Minister following an incident at a Mansion House banquet when Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond was speaking on 20 June 2019.[1]

Standing down

A prominent supporter of the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union during the 2016 EU Referendum and of Jeremy Hunt's leadership bid in the 2019 contest, Mark Field left his post as a Foreign Office Minister when Boris Johnson's premiership began. He stood down from the House of Commons at the UK/General election/2019.

Private life

Mark Field married celebrity agent Victoria Elphicke, sister of Charlie Elphicke, in 2007. They live in Westminster and Mallorca with their son, Frederick and their daughter, Arabella.[2]

Field's first marriage to investment banker Michèle Acton ended in divorce in 2006, with his ex-wife citing his affair with Liz Truss[3] who is now Conservative MP for the constituency of South West Norfolk since 2010, and is challenging Rishi Sunak to become Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 2022 leadership contest.[4]


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References

  1. ↑ "While Everyone's Talking About Mark Field, Here's A Really Uncomfortable Picture Of Him Kissing Jeremy Hunt's Wife"
  2. ↑ http://global.oup.com/whoswho/about/
  3. ↑ "MPs involved in scandals accused of 'hypocrisy' over calls for tougher regulation of the press"
  4. ↑ "Tory leadership: How will the new party leader and PM be chosen?"
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