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Alan Mak

MP for Havant & Former Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

Alan Mak MP is Member of Parliament for the Havant Constituency in south Hampshire. He was first elected in 2015, re-elected in 2017, and re-elected again in 2019 with the constituency’s highest ever majority and vote share.

He currently serves as Minister for Industry and Economic Security at the Department for Business and Trade and as the Minister for Investment Security at the Cabinet Office. He is responsible for supporting the UK’s key industries, driving economic growth, and protecting the UK from economic threats.

He has previously served in the Ministerial teams at HM Treasury, the Government Whips’ Office, the Department for Work & Pensions and the Ministry of Defence.

Alan was born and grew up in York. He was the first person in his family to attend university. He read Law at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, and worked in the City of London before his election. He qualified as a solicitor, and has also set up and advised a number of businesses. He was President and Trustee of Magic Breakfast, the UK’s biggest school breakfast club charity, and was selected to carry the London2012 Olympic Torch. He supports Manchester United.