Mark Field

Mark Christopher Field PC MP (born 6 October 1964, Hanover, Germany), is a British Conservative politician, author and solicitor.

Field has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cities of London and Westminster constituency since 2001.

Early life and education

Born at the British Military Hospital in Hanover, Germany, his father (Peter, died 1991) was a Major in the British Army and his mother (Ulrike, née Peipe, died 2010) was of German birth. Mark Field was educated at state-funded grammar school, Reading School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford where he graduated with a B.A. degree in Jurisprudence in 1987. He was Secretary and National Political Officer of the Oxford University Conservative Association in 1985–86; JCR President of St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1986; he was also News Editor of student newspaper Cherwell while it was under the editorships of Christina Lamb and Anne McElvoy. During his student days, Field also set up a small publishing business after spotting a gap in the market for careers handbooks in the legal profession. He completed his education at The College of Law at Chester, qualifying as a solicitor in 1990.

Mark Field (rugby league)

Mark Field (born (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984 in Rothwell) is an English rugby league footballer of the 2000s, playing at club level for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and Dewsbury Rams, as a fullback.

Outside of rugby league

Mark attended Royds High School in Leeds.

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