Jim Prior

Jim Prior
Jim Prior ; (politician);
Born	James Michael Leathes Prior; 1927-10-11
Died	2016-12-12 (Age 89)
Nationality	UK
Alma mater	Pembroke College (Cambridge)
Member of	The Other Club
Party	Conservative
	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
	14 September 1981 - 27 September 1984
Succeeded by	Douglas Hurd
	Secretary of State for Employment
In office
	4 May 1979 - 14 September 1981
Succeeded by	Norman Tebbit
	Leader of the House of Commons
In office
	5 November 1972 - 4 March 1974
	Lord President of the Council
In office
	5 November 1972 - 4 March 1974
	Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
In office
	20 June 1970 - 5 November 1972
	Member of Parliament for Waveney
In office
	8 October 1959 - 11 June 1987
	Member of Parliament for Waveney
In office
	29 October 1974 - 4 May 1979
	11 March 1974
	Shadow Secretary of State for Employment
In office
	29 October 1974 - 4 May 1979
	Shadow Home Secretary
In office
	11 March 1974 - 13 June 1974
Succeeded by	Keith Joseph
	Member of Parliament for WaveneyLowestoft (1959–1983)
In office
	8 October 1959 - 11 June 1987
	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	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1988	3 June 1988	5 June 1988	Austria Interalpen-Hotel Telfs-Buchen	The 36th meeting, 114 participants

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