JAMES PAICE

'James Edward Thornton Paice' (born 24 April 1949, Suffolk) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire, and was first elected in the 1987 general election.

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Early life

Parliamentary career

Personal life

See also

External links

News items

Early life

He went to the independent Framlingham College. At the Writtle Agricultural College, he received a National Diploma in Agriculture in 1970. He was a farm manager from 1970-3. From 1973-9, he was a farmer and contractor. From 1979-87, he was Training Manager at Framlingham Management and Training Services. At United Framlingham Farmers Ltd, he was non-executive Director from 1987-9, then Director from 1989-1994. From 1976 until 1987, he was on Suffolk Coastal District Council, becoming Chairman in 1983.

Parliamentary career

He contested the Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency) seat in the 1979 general election. A junior minister under John Major in the Department of Employment from 1994-5, and the Department of Education and Employment from 1995-7. He was the Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for Michael Howard.

Personal life

He married Ava Patterson in 1973. They have two sons.

See also

★ Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)

External links

★ James Paice MP official site

★ ePolitix.com - James Paice MP

★ Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: James Paice MP

★ TheyWorkForYou.com - James Paice MP

★ The Public Whip - James Paice MP voting record

★ BBC News - James Paice profile 30 March, 2006

News items

★ Calling for Lord Bach, farming minister, to quit in 2006