Rt Hon Mark Francois MP
Conservative
Rayleigh and Wickford
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The Rt Hon Mr Mark Francois is the Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001.
He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Defence).
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
1 registered interest published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Rayleigh and Wickford
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Rayleigh and Wickford
2001-06-07 → 2010-05-06
Rayleigh
Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-17
Minister of State (Communities and Local Government)
2012-09-06 → 2015-05-08
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2010-05-12 → 2012-09-06
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
Opposition posts
2024-11-06 → present
Shadow Minister (Defence)
2007-07-03 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Europe)
2005-05-10 → 2007-07-03
Shadow Paymaster General
2004-05-10 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)
2002-05-10 → 2004-05-10
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2001-07-16 → 2005-07-12
Environmental Audit Committee
2010-07-26 → 2012-10-22
Administration Committee
2011-01-17 → 2011-03-08
Armed Forces Bill Committee
2020-03-02 → 2024-05-30
Defence Committee
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Defence Committee
2020-03-05 → 2024-05-30
Defence Sub-Committee
2017-09-12 → 2019-11-06
Defence Sub-Committee
2021-05-25 → 2024-05-30
Public Accounts Committee
2024-03-20 → 2024-04-17
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
2024-12-04 → 2024-12-12
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
2026-02-09 → present
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
mark.francois.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 8287 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8287 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA