| Mark Reckless MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 9,953 (20.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1970 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (MA), College of Law (LLB), Columbia Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician, barrister, economist |
Mark John Reckless[1] (born 6 December 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood, elected at the 2010 general election.
He graduated in PPE from Oxford University; he also has an MBA from Columbia Business School. He trained as a barrister at the College of Law, gaining an LLB, and was called to the Bar in 2007.
Reckless apologised for missing a budget vote because he was too drunk to vote during a late night sitting of the House of Commons.[2]
On 10 December 2010, Reckless voted against the coalition government on raising tuition fees.[3]
Reckless is rated as one of the Conservatives' most rebellious MPs.[4]
Reckless is the grandson of Henry McDevitt, a Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal East in the Dáil Éireann from 1938 until 1943.[5] On 1 October 2011 he married Catriona Brown at Westminster Cathedral, with a reception held at the Palace of Westminster.[6]
He is owns a large collection of tropical toads that he displays around the country and for which he is acknowledged as being an authority.