Mark McInnes, Baron McInnes of Kilwinning

The Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
Official portrait, 2017
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
1 September 2016
Personal details
Born (1976-11-04) 4 November 1976
PartyConservative
EducationKilwinning Academy
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

Mark McInnes, Baron McInnes of Kilwinning, CBE (born 4 November 1976) is a Scottish Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He is the current Chief Executive of Conservative Campaign Headquarters.[1]

He was educated at Kilwinning Academy and the University of Edinburgh (MA, 1998).[2]

Political career

McInnes was the director of the Scottish Conservative Party and was a Councillor for the Meadows/Morningside ward of Edinburgh City Council.[3]

McInnes was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[4]

McInnes was included in the list of nominations for life peerages in the 2016 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.[5] He was created Baron McInnes of Kilwinning, of Kilwinning in the County of Ayrshire on the morning of 1 September.[6]

References

  1. ^ Cochrane, Alan (1 July 2025). "The quiet man who could rescue the Tories". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ^ ‘Mciness of Kilwinning’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  3. ^ "Committee structure". democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk. 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2015. p. N9.
  5. ^ "Resignation Peerages 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ "No. 61698". The London Gazette. 7 September 2016. p. 19040.