James Paice

James Paice

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constituency_MP = South East Cambridgeshire
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term_start = 11 June 1987
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majority = 8624 (15.4%)
predecessor = Francis Pym
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birth_place = Felixstowe, Suffolk
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nationality = British
spouse = Ava Patterson
party = Conservative
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James Edward Thornton "Jim" Paice (born 24 April 1949) 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.

Early life

Born in Felixstowe, Suffolk, Paice went to the independent Framlingham College. At the Writtle Agricultural College, he received a [http://www.writtle.ac.uk/pge_MainDisplay.cfm?ID=104&CID=2&groupid=9&smenuid=12 National Diploma] in Agriculture in 1970. He was a farm manager from 1970–3. From 1973–79, 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 1987–89, then Director from 1989–1994. From 1976 until 1987, he was on Suffolk Coastal District Council, becoming the youngest ever Chairman in 1983.

Parliamentary career

He contested the Caernarfon seat in the 1979 general election but was defeated. Eight years later he was elected the Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire and has held the seat since.

At Westminister Paice first served as Secretary of the Backbench Employment Committee from 1988-89 and of the Backbench Horticulture and Markets Sub-Committee {1988–89). He was also a member of the Employment Select Committee from 1987 until 1989. He was made a minor member of the government in December 1989 as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Baroness Trumpington. A year later he became the PPS for John Gummer, who was then the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1990–93) and later Secretary of State for the Environment (1993–94). In July 1994 he was promoted to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Employment (from July 1995 the Department of Education and Employment) and served until the Conservative defeat in the 1997 general election.

In Opposition Paice became a spokesman for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1997–2001) and later on Home Affairs (2001–03). Under the leadership of Michael Howard, Paice was appointed Shadow Minister for Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs. Since September 2004 he has served as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture.

Personal life

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

ee also

* Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)

External links

* [http://www.jimpaice.com/ James Paice MP] official site
* [http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/James+Paice/ ePolitix.com - James Paice MP]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4034,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: James Paice MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/james_paice/south_east_cambridgeshire TheyWorkForYou.com - James Paice MP]
* [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=James_Paice&mpc=South+East+Cambridgeshire The Public Whip - James Paice MP] voting record
* [http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Paice_James.aspx James Paice profile]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/120.stm BBC News - James Paice] profile 30 March, 2006

News items

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4850382.stm Calling for Lord Bach, farming minister, to quit in 2006]


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