Mark Todd (politician)

Mark Wainwright Todd (born 29 December 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Derbyshire from 1997 to 2010.

Todd became the Chairman of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in January 2014.

Early life and career

Todd's grandfather

Todd attended Sherborne School in north Dorset and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, gaining a BA degree in history in 1976. He served for twelve years as a Cambridge City Councillor, spending three years as leader, from 1987 to 1990, and five years as deputy leader.

Todd was a managing director of the

Todd first contested the seat of South Derbyshire in 1992, before gaining the seat from the Conservative's Edwina Currie in 1997. He steered the Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2003 through Parliament as a private member's bill.^[1] The Act is an amendment to the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965, which regulates a form of UK corporation known as the industrial and provident society.

Todd announced on 21 September 2007 that he would stand down as the MP for South Derbyshire when the next general election was called.^[2]

Personal life

Todd married Sarah Dawson in 1979 in Cambridge; their son was born in December 1992. He and his wife live in Findern, South Derbyshire.

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