Mark has been the Foreign & Commonwealth office Minister with responsibilities for Africa, the Caribbean, UK Overseas Territories, International Energy and Conflict Prevention. He served as a Member of the UK Parliament for 14 years. He was also a Senior Advisor to The Prime Minister David Cameron. His focus has been on driving and facilitating inward investment into Africa and the Commonwealth across a range of key economic sectors including Hydrocarbons, Financial Services, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Energy & Agriculture.
Mark has a huge knowledge of the economic and political composition of African Governments, countries and regions. And he also Chaired the UN Security Council on two occasions. Prior to becoming a UK Government Minister Mark was heavily involved with the Healthcare sector having been a shadow Minister for Health with responsibility for Primary Care, Cancer Services, Pharmaceuticals, Patient Information, Health Technology. He has served as an advisor to Circle Healthcare, the first Private Sector Company to run an NHS hospital and recently as a consultant to the International Hospitals Group who Develop, Manage & run hospitals in Africa, the Middle East & China.
His international roles include of being Senior Advisor to Kroll, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Global Investment platform, Invest Africa, Senior Advisor to Global Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, Chairman of GIG Technology & Advisory Board Member of the Commonwealth Investment Council and Board Member of Engender Health. He also has roles with not for profit organisations, including as Honorary Vice President of Flora & Fauna International. He is a Trustee of the British Institute in East Africa. He is a Member of her Majesty’s Privy Council.