Forest of Dean MP Mark Harper new Immigration Minister in reshuffle
PRIME Minister David Cameron has appointed Forest of Dean MP Mark Harper as Minister for Immigration.
In his new post as a Minister at the Home Office, Mark will be working for the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Theresa May MP, focusing on matters relating to immigration.
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Mark Harper
Mr Harper said: “It is a real privilege to represent the Forest of Dean in Parliament, and I will continue to serve my constituents loyally as I have done for the last seven years.
"It was a privilege to be asked by the Prime Minister to join the Coalition Government in 2010, and is a further honour to be asked to take up this new role in the Home Office.
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"I look forward to working with Theresa May on playing our part in keeping this country a safe place to live, while making our economy more competitive and ensuring our country is one for people who work hard and want to get on.”
Mr Harper was elected as Member of Parliament in May 2005 and was soon elevated to Shadow Minister for Defence.
In July 2007, he was appointed as a Shadow Minister for Disabled People.
He was re-elected as MP for the Forest of Dean on May 6, 2010 with an increased majority of 11,064 and was subsequently appointed as Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform in the new Coalition Government.
Recently he was set on a colisioon course with his constituents over proposals to sell off Forestry Commission woodland - a plan which was shelved in the face of major public opposition.
Comments
by socialista
Saturday, December 15 2012, 2:27PM
“As BienPensant has said, Harper`s financial backers are the Odeys.
Political donations totalling £8000 were made by controversial hedge fund manager Crispin Odey to two Gloucestershire Conservative constituency parties. The Electoral Commission`s website reveals that Forest of Dean MP Mark Harper received £5,000 on 09/02/2010 – just 3 months before the general election, while Gloucester Conservative constituency party received £3,000 on 03/12/2007.
http://tinyurl.com/c5ycx5w
Odey made £28m by betting against the banks in 2008 so he`s got plenty to spend on politicians who support his agenda of privatising the NHS.”
by Kuffar
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 12:18AM
“So, why did you vote him in in the first place ?”
by TheNub
Sunday, September 09 2012, 12:05PM
“another yes man getting fat off the backs of hard working tax payers”
by BienPensant
Saturday, September 08 2012, 11:29AM
“Harper is a brown nosed Cameron sycophant.
He represents the voice of Parliament, NOT the voice of his consitituents.
His friends and financial backers are the Odeys. Crispin Odey is a billionaire hedge fund manager and his wife, Nicola Pease, was a director of Northern Rock Bank at the time of its disastrous run, and subsequent taxpayer funded nationalisation.
These are the people that Harper represents, NOT the ordinary folk of the Forest.”
by fuldude56
Friday, September 07 2012, 9:41PM
“Mark Harper is nothing more than a "yes" man to David Cameron, I went to the meeting talking about the sell-off of the forest and someone asked him if he represents his constituents or the prime minister, unfortunately he couldnt come up with an answer.
I can, it his constituents, we give him the priviledge of representing us which he is failing to do and the sooner we get someone elected who has the interests of the forest people the better we'll all be!!”
by Kuffar
Friday, September 07 2012, 7:46PM
“Is this man anything other than a Toadying Career Politickian?”
by Freeborn_John
Friday, September 07 2012, 11:02AM
“I am not talking about minority views. An MP is elected to represent his constituents and bring their views to our nations parliament, not the minority view, the majority view, he should also take special note of the views and needs of his constituents. Mr Harper fails all of these tests miserably.”
by LordGagas
Friday, September 07 2012, 10:57AM
“Pebbles23
like boris?”
by Bonkim2003
Friday, September 07 2012, 10:32AM
“Freeborn_John - MPs have a duty to lead on issues, and point out real solutions if any, not just pander to minority views and even perceived needs of the few may not be what is good for the majority. Leadership is not necessarily flowing with the tide but standing up for what is right for the majority.”
by Freeborn_John
Friday, September 07 2012, 10:18AM
“Mr Harper should consider doing something populist, as he was elected to represent the views of his constituents, not those of his party leaders. It would be nice to have a representative from any of the three parties who actually had in mind the views and needs of his constituents, and not his own career in the forefront of his mind. Over the years I've met many honest, hard-working politicians, Mr Harper is not one.”