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==Member of Parliament==
==Member of Parliament==

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He contested, but failed to win, the [[Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wrexham]] seat in the 1992 general election. He is [[Member of Parliament]] for [[North Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Shropshire]], being first elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]] and has won at all general elections there since. He was appointed [[Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] on 2 July 2007. He had previously served as Shadow [[Minister for Transport]]. He is a [[Eurosceptic]], with extensive knowledge of exporting to [[Europe]] from his career in business.
===Constituency Member of Parliament===
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He contested, but failed to win, the [[Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wrexham]] seat in the 1992 general election. He is [[Member of Parliament]] for [[North Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Shropshire]], being first elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]] and has won at all general elections there since. At each election he has significantly increased his share of the vote. At the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|General Election 2010]] Owen recieved 26,692 votes giving him a majority of 15,825 (an increase of over 5,000) with a 51.5% share of the vote.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8668000/8668023.stm</ref>

He is a [[Eurosceptic]], with extensive knowledge of exporting to [[Europe]] from his career in business.

===Parliamentary Private Secretary===
Owen's first appointment to the Front Bench was as [[Iain Duncan Smith]]'s [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] when he was ]]Leaders of the Conservative Party]].

===Shadow Minister for Transport===
He had previously served as Shadow [[Minister for Transport]]

===Shadow Fisheries Minister===

===Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland===
He was appointed [[Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] on 2 July 2007.


==Secretary of State for Northern Ireland==
==Secretary of State for Northern Ireland==

Revision as of 08:18, 5 August 2011

For the production designer, see Owen Paterson (production designer).

The Right Honourable
Owen Paterson

MP
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Assumed office
12 May 2010
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byShaun Woodward
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
2 July 2007 – 12 May 2010
LeaderDavid Cameron
Preceded byDavid Lidington
Succeeded byShaun Woodward
Member of Parliament
for North Shropshire
Assumed office
1 May 1997
Preceded byJohn Biffen
Majority15,828 (30.5%)
Personal details
Born (1956-06-24) 24 June 1956 (age 68)
Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseRose (née Ridley)
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
ProfessionLeather industries
WebsiteOwen Paterson's website

Owen William Paterson (born 24 June 1956) is a British Conservative Party politician and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Shropshire.

Early life and career

Paterson was born in Whitchurch, Shropshire. He attended Abberley Hall School, Radley College, and then went up to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating in 1978 as an MA in History. He then went to the National Leathersellers College (now the British School of Leather Technology[1] at the University of Northampton).

He joined the British Leather Company in 1979, becoming Sales Director in 1983 and Managing Director from 1993 to 1999. He was President of COTANCE,[2] the European Tanners Confederation from 1996–8. He was a Director of Parsons and Sons[3] leather company in Halesowen in the 1990s. Paterson is a Liveryman of the Leathersellers' Company.

Member of Parliament

Constituency Member of Parliament

He contested, but failed to win, the Wrexham seat in the 1992 general election. He is Member of Parliament for North Shropshire, being first elected at the 1997 general election and has won at all general elections there since. At each election he has significantly increased his share of the vote. At the General Election 2010 Owen recieved 26,692 votes giving him a majority of 15,825 (an increase of over 5,000) with a 51.5% share of the vote.[4]

He is a Eurosceptic, with extensive knowledge of exporting to Europe from his career in business.

Parliamentary Private Secretary

Owen's first appointment to the Front Bench was as Iain Duncan Smith's Parliamentary Private Secretary when he was ]]Leaders of the Conservative Party]].

Shadow Minister for Transport

He had previously served as Shadow Minister for Transport

Shadow Fisheries Minister

Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

He was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 2 July 2007.

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Owen Paterson was appointed as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in Cameron's new administration on 12 May 2010.[5] He was created a Privy Councillor on 13 May 2010.[6]

Personal life

Paterson married the Hon. Rose Ridley in 1980. She is the daughter of Matthew Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley, niece of the late Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale and sister of Matt Ridley. They have two sons and a daughter. Paterson speaks fluent French and German. In 2008 the Daily Record (Scotland) readership voted Owen one of the top ten sexiest politicians in the world.[7]

Styles

  • Mr Owen Paterson (1956–97)
  • Mr Owen Paterson MP (1997–2010)
  • Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP (2010– )

References

  1. ^ http://www2.northampton.ac.uk/portal/page?_pageid=434,2721693&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
  2. ^ http://www.euroleather.com/cotance.html
  3. ^ www.parsonsandsons.co.uk
  4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8668000/8668023.stm
  5. ^ BBC News Owen Paterson new NI Secretary of State
  6. ^ "Privy Council appointments, 13 May 2010". Privy Council. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  7. ^ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2009/01/02/barack-obama-voted-world-s-sexiest-politician-86908-21009524/

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for North Shropshire
1997–present 		Incumbent
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