Mark Wright (British politician) explained

Mark Wright
Office:Executive Councillor responsible for Housing, Service Improvement and IT for Bristol City Council
Term Start:2009
Term End:2011
Office1:Councillor for Hotwells and Harbourside
Predecessor1:Ward established
Successor1:Alex Hartley
Term Start1:2016
Term End1:9 May 2021
Office2:Councillor for Cabot
Successor2:Ward abolished
Term Start2:2005
Term End2:2016
Birth Date:1974
Party:Liberal Democrats
Alma Mater:University of Bristol

Mark Wright is a Liberal Democrat politician from Bristol, United Kingdom. He was the councillor for Cabot ward from 2005 until the ward's abolition in 2016.[1] He then was elected for the new successor ward of Hotwells and Harbourside in 2016. Between 2009 and 2011 he was Executive Councillor responsible for Housing, Service Improvement and IT on Bristol City Council in Bristol, England.[2]

Background

Mark Wright was born in Bristol in 1974, went to schools in Bristol and has a degree in chemistry from University of Bristol. 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]

Politics

In his role on the council executive, 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 to 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]

Open Standards advocacy

Wright has been a proponent of open source,[26] open document formats, and open data in UK local government.[27] [28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bristol.gov.uk/councillorfinder/?Task=name&CouncillorId=81 Bristol City Council: Councillor Details
  2. Web site: Bristol Evening Post: Mr Wright who can do no wrong . 2 June 2014 . https://archive.today/20140602201735/http://evening-post.vlex.co.uk/vid/fliers-ripe-interviews-democrat-onions-213284887 . 2 June 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. https://ras.ac.uk/sites/default/files/thesis_prize_winners.pdf Royal Astronomical Society thesis prize winners
  4. http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/council-and-democracy/council-budgets-and-spending/council-budgets/ Bristol City Council: Budget 2009–2010
  5. Web site: This is Bristol: Bristol to build first council houses in 30 years . 25 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916012933/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/homepage/Bristol-build-council-houses-30-years/article-1327168-detail/article.html . 16 September 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. http://www.theinformationdaily.com/2010/01/13/bristol-city-council-gets-permission-to-build-more-council-houses eGov Monitor: Council wins another £2.3m to finance more new homes
  7. http://www.bristol247.com/2010/02/04/landlords-have-social-responsibility-to-fill-empty-homes/ Bristol 24/7: Landlords have "Social responsibility" to fill empty homes
  8. https://archive.today/20140602203936/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-housing-chief-won-t-snoop/story-11262474-detail/story.html This is Bristol: Bristol housing chief – we won't snoop on you
  9. https://archive.today/20130127064642/http://www.jackbristol.com/newscentre/bristols-news/snooping-powers-only-last-resort-in-bristol-3718 Jack FM: Snooping Powers Only "Last Resort" in Bristol
  10. http://www.publicsectorexecutive.com/Workforce-pensions-and-training/bristol-city-council-takes-action-to-safeguard-privacy Bristol City Council: Council takes action to safeguard privacy
  11. http://www.swcouncils.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2825&tt=swra South West Provincial Council Members
  12. http://www.westofengland.org/media/152689/members%20of%20the%20phcb.pdf West of England Partnership Planning and Housing Board
  13. Web site: This is Bristol: Two Bristol primaries axed – but one survives . 29 November 2009 . https://archive.today/20120912035139/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Bristol-primaries-axed-survives/article-645546-detail/article.html . 12 September 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  14. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/nov/23/localgovernment.politics The Guardian: Council votes to oppose ID cards
  15. Web site: This is Bristol: 'Bristol schools letting in ID cards by the back door' . 5 November 2009 . https://archive.today/20130505071911/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Bristol-schools-letting-ID-cards-door/article-632970-detail/article.html . 5 May 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  16. Web site: This is Somerset: Lib Dems oppose barrage across Bristol Channel . 25 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091009212328/http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Lib-Dems-oppose-barrage-Bristol-Channel/article-1354499-detail/article.html . 9 October 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
  17. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-26609949 The BBC: Bristol plans to restrict outdoor play in parks withdrawn
  18. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/18/bristol-plans-ban-tree-climbing-skateboarding-parks The Guardian: Bristol plans ban for tree-climbing, skateboarding and 'annoying' football
  19. Web site: This is Bristol: Would-be Bristol MP backs calls to change politicians' expenses . 5 November 2009 . https://archive.today/20130505162755/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Bristol-MP-backs-calls-change-politicians-expenses/article-896239-detail/article.html . 5 May 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  20. http://www.originalbristol.com/newscentre/bristol-news/bristolians-should-have-say-on-nuclear-plans-3585 Original 106.5: Bristolians "Should Have Say" On Nuclear Plans
  21. http://www.bristol247.com/2009/12/22/call-for-city-to-oppose-new-nuclear-power-plants/ Bristol 24/7: Call for city to oppose new nuclear power plants
  22. http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2009/oct/help-us-reduce-unnecessary-floodlighting-says-council-housing-chief.en Bristol City Council: Help us reduce unnecessary floodlighting says council housing chief
  23. http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=101492 Build.co.uk: Reduce Floodlighting, Says Housing Chief
  24. http://www.bristol.indymedia.org.uk/article/25445 Bristol Indymedia: Help protect Banksy's Park St mural, again!
  25. https://archive.today/20140506114341/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Tories-grip-power/story-11282980-detail/story.html Bristol Post
  26. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/bristol_city_open_source_microsoft_mix/ The Register: Bristol Council mulls mixed FOSS, Microsoft upgrade
  27. Web site: BEP Find out where your money's going . 13 May 2011 . https://archive.today/20130505062730/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/money-s-going-understand/article-2720099-detail/article.html . 5 May 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  28. Web site: Bristol 24/7: Wikipedia founder in Bristol to celebrate 10th anniversary . 13 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327135826/http://www.bristol247.com/2011/01/13/wikipedia-founder-in-bristol-to-celebrate-10th-anniversary/ . 27 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .

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