Mark Everett Peck is a New Zealand politician and a member of the Labour Party.
Background
Peck was born in the town of Hamilton, Ohio, and arrived in New Zealand in 1963. His father, Reverend Robert Logan Peck, was an Anglican priest, journalist and politician, and stimulated Mark"s interest in politics at an early age, leading him to seek positions in the Labour influenced trade unions.
Career
He is a Wellington city councillor, and was Member of Parliament for Invercargill from 1993 to 2005. He held this seat until retiring from Parliament twelve years later in 2005. During his hiatus from politics, he has been a director of the anti-smoking organisation Smokefree Coalition.
In October 2013, Peck successfully ran for Wellington City Council in the Lambton ward.
Peck voted for Wellington City Council to introduce a "living wage" for council employees. However he did not intend to apply a living wage to those he employs in his cafe.
In 2005, after crashing his car while drink driving, Peck spoke publicly about his addiction to alcohol and how he had checked himself into an addiction rehabilitation centre.