Background
Marks, John Henry was born on May 30, 1925 in London. Son of Lewis and Rose (Goldbaum) Marks.
medical association administrator
Marks, John Henry was born on May 30, 1925 in London. Son of Lewis and Rose (Goldbaum) Marks.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Edinburgh (Scotland), 1948; Doctor of Medicine, U. Edinburgh (Scotland), 1974.
His six year term is unique - at the time he was leading the Association and the profession in a campaign against Kenneth Clarke"s "reforms" of the National Health Service based on an untried concept of an "Internal market". He was educated at Tottenham County School and Edinburgh University, qualifying on 5 July 1948, the day that the National Health Service started. Following hospital posts and service in the Royal Army Medical Corps he resided in Elstree, and worked as a General Practitioner in Borehamwood, 1954-1990.
He is an Doctor of Medicine, a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and a DObst RCOG of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
His autobiography, The National Health Service: Beginning, Middle and End? was published in May 2008.
Captain British Army, 1949-1951. Fellow British Medical Association (general medical services committee, 1968-1990, council member since 1973, chairman 1984-1990, gold medalist). Member Commonwealth Medical Association (president 1990-1993), General Medical Council.
Married Shirley Evelyn Nathan, June 17, 1954. Children: Richard, Helen, Laura.