Mark Eyking — Sydney-Victoria

In November of 2000, Mark Eyking, a resident of Millville, N.S., was first elected Member of Parliament for the Federal Riding of Sydney-Victoria.

Prior to entering politics, Mark, along with his wife Pam, operated a successful vegetable farm for several years. They were recipients of the Cape Breton Business Excellence Award and Outstanding Young Farmers of Nova Scotia Award. Mark also worked on international agricultural projects, implementing sustainable farming practices in impoverished countries such as Panama.

In 2003 Mark was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and became a member of the Privy Council.

Mark is dedicated to Cape Breton and his riding. He believes that government should provide the tools to allow the people of Cape Breton to prosper.

Mark has served on various committees including the International Trade Commission, the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Agricultural Task Force, and the Agricultural Committee; He is currently the Liberal Party Critic for Canadian International Corporation.

Mark effectively helped secure $400 million in federal; provincial funding to start the Sydney tar ponds and coke oven clean up; and the remediation of old Mine sites.

Mark has also successfully lobbied the federal government to help fund the dredging of Sydney Harbour, which has since been completed.

In the riding, Mark’s office deals with over 3500 constituency cases each year and believes effective representation requires a commitment in Cape Breton and in Ottawa.

In May 2011, Mark won his fifth election as Member of Parliament for Sydney-Victoria.

Born in 1960, Mark is the fifth of ten children in the family of Dutch Immigrants John and Jean Eyking of Millville.

He is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro. Mark and his wife Pam have four children.

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