Mark Harper

Mark James Harper (born 26 February 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. Harper is a Member of Parliament for the Forest of Dean since 2005. He has been the Secretary of State for Transport since 2022.
He was the Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons from May 2015 to July 2016.
On 30 May 2019, Harper announced his campaign to run for Leader of the Conservative Party in the 2019 election. He was eliminated on the first ballot from the race on 13 June.