Mark Menzies | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Fylde | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Jack |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Snowden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Andrew Menzies 18 May 1971 Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Independent (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2024) |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Website | www |
Mark Andrew Menzies[1] (born 18 May 1971)[2] is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Fylde in Lancashire from 2010 to 2024. As a member of the Conservative Party, he was the parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Charles Hendry, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, before both were removed in the 2012 British cabinet reshuffle.
Menzies resigned as PPS to Alan Duncan, Minister of State for International Development, in March 2014 following allegations in the Sunday Mirror that Menzies had paid a Brazilian male escort for sex and tried to obtain the illegal drug mephedrone. Menzies said a number of the claims were "untrue".[3]
In April 2024 he resigned the Conservative Party whip in Parliament whilst claims of misuse of party funds, reported by The Times, were investigated. Menzies denied the allegations and said he complied with all the rules about funding declarations.[4] On 21 April he resigned from the Conservative Party and announced he would stand down as an MP at the 2024 general election.
- ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8743.
- ^ "Who's Who". Ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Mark Menzies MP quits as aide over newspaper allegations". BBC News. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Tory MP loses whip after claims he used party funds to pay 'bad people'". The Guardian. 17 April 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 April 2024.