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'''James Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior''', [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]], usually known as '''Jim Prior''', was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician. He was a [[member of parliament]] from 1959 to 1987.
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'''James "Jim" Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior''', [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]], was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician. He was a [[member of parliament]] from 1959 to 1987.
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He was raised to the peerage as Baron Prior, of Brampton in the County of Suffolk in 1987.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/james-prior/26542 Lord Prior], www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.</ref>
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==Affiliations==
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*[[Conservative Party]] Vice-Chair 1965, Deputy Chairman 1972-1974
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*[[Arab-British Chamber of Commerce]] Chair 1996-2004
 
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Revision as of 16:12, 13 January 2021

Person.png Jim Prior   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
BornJames Michael Leathes Prior
1927-10-11
Died2016-12-12 (Age 89)
NationalityUK
Alma materPembroke College (Cambridge)
Member ofThe Other Club
PartyConservative

Employment.png Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
14 September 1981 - 27 September 1984
Succeeded byDouglas Hurd

Employment.png Secretary of State for Employment Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
4 May 1979 - 14 September 1981
Succeeded byNorman Tebbit

Employment.png Leader of the House of Commons Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
5 November 1972 - 4 March 1974

Employment.png Lord President of the Council

In office
5 November 1972 - 4 March 1974

Employment.png Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture, _Fisheries_and_Food

In office
20 June 1970 - 5 November 1972

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Waveney

In office
8 October 1959 - 11 June 1987

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Waveney

In office
29 October 1974 - 4 May 1979
11 March 1974 

Employment.png Shadow Secretary of State for Employment

In office
29 October 1974 - 4 May 1979

Employment.png Shadow Home Secretary Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
11 March 1974 - 13 June 1974
Succeeded byKeith Joseph

Employment.png Member of Parliament for WaveneyLowestoft (1959–1983)

In office
29 October 1974 - 4 May 1979
11 March 1974 

James "Jim" Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior, PC, was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of parliament from 1959 to 1987.


He was raised to the peerage as Baron Prior, of Brampton in the County of Suffolk in 1987.[1]

Affiliations

 

Event Participated in

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Bilderberg/19883 June 19885 June 1988Austria
Interalpen-Hotel
Telfs-Buchen
The 36th meeting, 114 participants
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References

  1. Lord Prior, www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.


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