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www.markgarnier.co.uk
Mark Garnier is the Parliamentary Spokesman for Wyre Forest and will stand as the Conservative candidate at the next general election.
A committed local activist, Mark Garnier stood as the Conservative candidate in the 2005 general election where his efforts and achievements were rewarded with the biggest swing to Conservatives in the country. Indeed, Mark was the only candidate in Wyre Forest who saw an increase in his vote, enlarging the Conservative support at the election by a massive 45%. And, despite Mark coming second, the sitting MP returned to Westminster with the biggest drop in popular support amongst all MPs re-elected, losing one out of every three of his voters.
Mark is a family man. Married to Caroline, they have two young children; Eddie and Jemima. With a background in finance, Mark currently runs an independent investment company and brings a wealth of knowledge to Wyre Forest gleaned from a career that has involved over twenty years of investment analysis and economics.
Mark also has experience of local government having served as a district councillor on the Forest of Dean District Council. Whilst there, he served as chairman of the resources advisory panel – the body responsible for the spending of taxpayer’s money – and has developed a full understanding of local government budgeting.
Mark is also involved with the local community, working with district councillors and sitting as a governor of Kidderminster College.
As Parliamentary Spokesman, it is Mark’s job to make sure Wyre Forest has a voice in Westminster. “I worry that Wyre Forest’s interests are not being heard when it comes to policy making. For too long now, Wyre Forest’s political interests have centred around one issue. Of course people are still angry about the hospital downgrading under the Labour Government, but people come to me worried about other, non health, issues and these concerns are not being fed properly into the policy making machine.”
 
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