Early Life and Education
Born at the British Military Hospital in Hanover, Germany, his late father (Peter, d. 1991) was a Major in the British Army whose wife (Ulrike, née Peipe, d. 2010), Field's mother, was of German birth. Mark Field was educated at state-funded grammar school, Reading School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford and graduated with a Master's degree in Law (MA) in 1987. He was Secretary and National Political Officer of the Oxford University Conservative Association in 1985-86; JCR President of St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1986; and News Editor of student newspaper, Cherwell under the editorships of Christina Lamb and Anne McElvoy. During his student days, Field also set up a small publishing business after spotting a gap in the market for careers handbooks in the legal field. He completed his education at The College of Law, Chester, qualifying as a solicitor in 1990.
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