Lord Markham CBE
Biography
Lord Markham was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care between 22 September 2022 and 5 July 2024.
He has extensive experience across the public, private and voluntary sectors. Previously he was Lead NED at DWP, Lead NED for MHCLG and Deputy Leader of Westminster Council.
Lord Markham is also a founder of Safe Haven, a social enterprise charity that provides homes for the homeless in London after raising £33 million through an innovative funding model which effectively “securitises housing benefit” thereby requiring no government grants or donations.
Lord Markham has extensive private sector experience with roles including ITV Strategy Director, where he developed the concept of Freeview with the BBC and was in charge of the Carlton and Granada merger. Previously he was CFO of Laura Ashley and CEO of Top Up TV which was the World’s first successful Digital Terrestrial pay TV company which he established on the back of venture capital.
Lord Markham has also served as the Chair of LCR, the part of DfT that specialises in driving regeneration around railways such as Kings Cross and Manchester Mayfield. Under Lord Markham’s leadership, LCR majored on provisioning railway land for housing, making it equivalent to a UK top 10 housebuilder.