Mark Tami
MP
Member of Parliament
for Alyn and Deeside
Assumed office
7 June 2001
Preceded by Barry Jones
Majority 5,235 (11.7%)
Personal details
Born Mark Richard Tami
(1962-10-03) 3 October 1962 (age 61)
Website Official


Mark Richard Tami (born 3 October 1962) has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alyn and Deeside since 2001.

Parliamentary career

Tami was first elected as MP for Alyn and Deeside in 2001 with a majority of 9,222, following the decision of the seat's former MP Stephen Barry Jones to step down from Parliament.

Tami was returned again as MP for Alyn and Deeside at the 2005 general election, with a reduced majority. He resigned his post as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dawn Primarolo on 6 September 2006.

Tami was promoted in the reshuffle by Gordon Brown in October 2008 to a whip. In the 2010 general election, Tami was re-elected for a third time, however with a further reduced majority of 2,919. Following the election, Labour leader Edward Miliband made Tami Pairing Whip.

Tami was re-elected as MP for Alyn and Deeside on 7 May 2015 at the general election with a slightly increased majority from 2010. In the 2017 general election, Tami was returned with a vastly increased majority of 5,235 votes and a 52.1% share of the vote.