Mark Price, Baron Price
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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]
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The Lord Price | |
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Minister of State for Trade and Investment | |
In office 4 April 2016 ā 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 | (1961-03-02) 2 March 1961 (age 63) Crewe, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Judith Bolt |
Children | Two |
Residence | Sturminster Newton |
Alma mater | London Business School Lancaster University |
Occupation | Businessman |
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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]