Mark Price, Baron Price
The Lord Price | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Trade and Investment | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 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 | 2 March 1961 Crewe, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Judith Bolt |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Sturminster Newton |
| Alma mater | London Business School Lancaster University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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. He joined the Conservative government as the Minister of State for Trade and Investment in April 2016.
On 3 September 2017 it was announced that Price would leave the government; on 28 September Rona Fairhead was appointed to succeed him.