Mark Wright (politician)

Mark Wright was born in Bristol in 1974, went to schools in Bristol and has a degree in chemistry from Bristol University. He also completed a PhD in astrophysics at Bristol University, with a thesis on "interstellar hydroxyl masers" that won the Royal Astronomical Society's prize for "Best PhD in the UK" in 2002[3]

In his role on the council executive, Mark Wright was responsible for nearly 30,000 council houses in the city that house over 60,000 residents,[4] the first council house building program in Bristol for nearly 30 years.[5][6][7] Under his IT remit he tightened the Council's rules on RIPA authorisations to limit council "snooping" on residents.[8][9][10] He was also chairman of one of the City Council's planning committees from 2007–2009.

He was a member of the South West Provisional Council[11] and sat on the "West of England Partnership" Planning and Housing Board.[12] He was a Governor of St George's Primary School, which he helped save from closure in 2008.[13]

He has a record of opposing ID cards,[14][15] supporting tidal power in the Severn Estuary[16] and supporting civil liberties,[17][18] and campaigning for reform of Parliamentary expenses.[19] He has also campaigned against nuclear power[20][21] and against light pollution.[22][23]

In 2006 he helped save a popular piece of graffiti by local artist Banksy; an online petition he started collected over 3,500 signatures.[24]

He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Bristol South constituency at the 2010 General Election and again for the 2015 General Election.[25]

• Bristol City Council
• Bristol Liberal Democrats
• Bristol South Liberal Democrats
• Cabot Liberal Democrats
• Personal web page
• National Liberal Democrat profile page