Mark James Harper (born 26 February 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. Harper was born in Swindon and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Brasenose College, Oxford. He was a chartered accountant before becoming the Member of Parliament for the Forest of Dean constituency in 2005. Harper has previously served as a junior minister in the Cabinet Office, Immigration Minister and Minister for Disabled People. He was the Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons from May 2015 to July 2016. Wikipedia