Sir Mark Worthington OBE is the new Chairman of The Freedom Association

Margaret Thatcher’s Private Secretary for over 20 years becomes Chairman of The Freedom Association The Freedom Association (TFA) is delighted to announce that its new Chairman is Sir Mark Worthington OBE. Sir Mark was elected unanimously by TFA’s Council. Simon Richards, Chief Executive of TFA, said, “We are honoured that Sir Mark has agreed to serve as Chairman of The Freedom Association. He gave Lady Thatcher distinguished and loyal service for over 20 years. I have had the privilege of knowing him for even longer than that, and have nothing but admiration and respect for his character and his judgement. In addition to his exceptional level of experience and knowledge, Sir Mark will bring to The Freedom Association a powerful commitment to spreading its freedom message to students and young people, and to extending its reach across party political boundaries.” Biographical notes on Sir Mark Worthington OBE: Sir Mark Worthington was born in 1961, in Staffordshire. He has a BA Honours degree in History from King’s College, London. From 1986 to 1992 he was a parliamentary aide to several MPs. In 1992 he was appointed as political secretary followed by private secretary to Lady Thatcher and he continued in that capacity for the next 21 years until her death. He was also Director of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation from 1992 until 2010. Sir Mark was a founding board member of the Bruges Group and a board member of Conservative Way Forward from 2006-2010. He is an advisor to the Margaret Thatcher Centre for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation in Washington and an advisor to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. With Lady Thatcher, he was involved with a number of charities and still maintains active links with those, such as the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Falklands Veterans Assn. He is also a member of the Court of Patrons of the Thrombosis Research Institute. Sir Mark is now an independent business consultant specialising in government/public affairs/international advice. He was appointed an OBE in 2005 and KB in 2014.