Following his graduation from University in 1982 Mark has worked for a series of Labor politicians, including John Kerin, Gough Whitlam and Bob Carr. Mark served as Mayor of Liverpool Council between 1991 and 1994, having been elected to Liverpool Council as an East Ward Alderman in 1987.

 In national politics, Mark was the Member for Werriwa (1994-2005), a Labor Shadow Minister (1996-98 and 2001-2003) and Leader of the Opposition (2003-2005). After holding an early lead in the polls, he led Labor unsuccessfully in its attempt to win government against John Howard at the October 2004 Federal election.

 In November 2018 Mr Latham announced his candidacy for the NSW Legislative Council as the State Leader of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. On 23 March 2019 he was elected to the NSW upper house with the highest personal vote (below-the-line) in the ballot. The overall success of One Nation’s campaign resulted in Mr Latham’s running mate, Rod Roberts, also being elected. After a 14 year break, Mr Latham has re-entered parliament with a strong focus on policy issues in the education, urban planning, energy and law reform portfolios. One Nation has part of the balance of power in the NSW Legislative Council.

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