The Lord Price | |
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| Minister of State for Trade and Investment | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 28 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | The Lord Maude of Horsham |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Fairhead |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 21 March 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1961 Crewe, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Judith Bolt |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Sturminster Newton |
| Alma mater | London Business School Lancaster University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Mark Ian Price, Baron Price CVO (born 2 March 1961) is a British businessman, Founder of WorkL for Business and WorkL, Chairman of Fair Trade UK, writer, President of the Chartered Management Institute and member of the House of Lords. He was a former Managing Director of Waitrose, and Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership.[1][2][3][4][5] He joined the Conservative government as the Minister of State for Trade and Investment in April 2016.[6]
On 3 September 2017 it was announced that Price would leave the government; on 28 September Rona Fairhead was appointed to succeed him.[7][8]
- ^ Rigby, Elizabeth (19 June 2010). "Lunch with the FT: Mark Price". Financial Times.
- ^ Blackhurst, Chris (15 December 2010). "The jolly grocer who's made Waitrose the chain to watch". London Evening Standard.
- ^ Teather, David (5 October 2007). "'To be honest, I'm all about a love of food. The fact is I am chubby'". The Guardian.
- ^ Uloth, Rupert (24 January 2008). "Interview: Waitrose MD Mark Price". Country Life.
- ^ "The Prince's Countryside Fund". www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Ministerial appointment: Mark Ian Price". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Greg Hands to take over responsibility for trade policy as Lord Price pursues business and writing interests". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "New ministerial appointments September 2017: DfE and DIT". Retrieved 28 September 2017.