Mark Henig

Sir Mark Henig (11 February 1911 – 30 January 1979) was a British politician and businessman, Lord Mayor of Leicester and the first chairman of the English Tourist Board.

Early life Mark Henig was born in Leicester on 11 February 1911. He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys. He was elected as a Labour member to Leicester City Council in 1945, and remained one until 1970. one of three Jewish men (the others being Sir Israel Hart and Cecil Harris) who had been mayor or lord mayor of Leicester.

In 1969, Henig was appointed to the Royal Commission on the Constitution, headed by Lord Crowther and later Lord Kilbrandon which was set the task of examining the UK constitution. It produced a lengthy report four years later.

In 1969, Henig was the first chairman of the English Tourist Board, a role in which he continued for ten years until his death in 1979. He was twice president of the Leicester Hebrew Congregation, and a passionate supporter of Israel.