James Prior
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 James Prior    (politician) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1927-10-11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Pembroke College (Cambridge) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | The Other Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Conservative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Prior is a Conservative peer.[1]
Prior held the following positions during his career as an MP:
- MP (Conservative) for: Lowestoft 1959-83, Waveney 1983-87; PPS: to President of the Board of Trade 1962-63, to Minister of Power 1963-64, to Edward Heath as Leader of the Opposition 1965-70; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1970-72; Lord President and Leader of the House 1972-74; Opposition Spokesperson for Employment 1974-79; Secretary of State for: Employment 1979-81, Northern Ireland 1981-84.[2]
He was raised to the peerage as Baron Prior, of Brampton in the County of Suffolk in 1987.[3]
Affiliations
- Conservative Party Vice-Chair 1965, Deputy Chairman 1972-1974
- Arab-British Chamber of Commerce Chair 1996-2004
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1988 | 3 June 1988 | 5 June 1988 | Austria Interalpen-Hotel Telfs-Buchen | The 36th meeting, 114 participants |
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References
- ↑ Lord Prior, www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.
- ↑ Lord Prior, www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.
- ↑ Lord Prior, www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.
