Ian Lucas
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Ian Lucas | |
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John Marek | |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Atherton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1960 Gateshead, County Durham, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Norah Lucas |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Ian Colin Lucas (born 18 September 1960) is a
He did not stand at the 2019 election.[1]
Early life
He was born and brought up in a
He supports Sunderland A.F.C. in football.[2]
Professional career
He became a solicitor practising in London from 1983–6, but moved to Wrexham in 1986, specialising in criminal and personal injury law for Percy Hughes and Roberts in Chester until 1987. He worked for Lees Moore and Price in Birkenhead until 1989. He then worked for Roberts Moore Nicholas Jones until 1992 in Wrexham.
In 1992, he moved the short distance to
Political career
In 1986 he joined the Labour Party, and became chairman of the Wrexham branch. He was on Gresford Community Council in Wrexham from 1987 to 1991. He contested the traditionally conservative seat of North Shropshire in the 1997 general election, but was narrowly defeated. He has served as a school governor, and on a local hospital board.
He was later selected to stand for the UK Parliament in Wrexham, and won the seat in 2001.
He was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education. He resigned as PPS on 6 September 2006, due to the refusal by Tony Blair to name a date for stepping down as Prime Minister. Fellow Welsh Labour MPs Wayne David and Mark Tami resigned on the same day.
Lucas was promoted by
He has served as a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee and the Transport Select Committee.
He has taken an interest in sustainable energy, devolution of powers in
Despite his constituency voting to leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum, Lucas supported a second referendum on the UK's EU membership.[6] He would support remaining in the European Union in the event of such a vote.[6]
He supported
Lucas did not stand for re-election at the 2019 general election.[8]
Parliamentary debate about the murder of Nicolas Churton
On the 11 April 2019, in a House of Commons adjournment debate he accused North Wales police, the probation service, the community rehabilitation company, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and the Independent Office for Police Conduct of hiding mistakes about incidents that led to the murder of Nicolas Churton. He further alleged that Mark Polin, the Chief Constable for North Wales Police had misled him it.[9]
References
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - Wrexham Constituency" (PDF). Wrexham County Borough Council. 14 November 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC Ladies' WSL snub set to be raised in Parliament". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk.
- ^ "Ian Lucas MP". Welshlabour.org.uk. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Ian Lucas (20 January 2014). "Crisis in Central African Republic". Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "MPs "see Israel's Predicament" at Board-Rep Council Panel". B'nai B'rith UK. 9 October 2014.
- ^ a b Martin, Paul (11 September 2019). "Opposing Brexit could cost me my seat - Labour MP" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Wrexham MP Ian Lucas will stand down at next election". BBC News. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Police Complaints and Accountability - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
External links
- Ian Lucas MP official constituency website
- Ian Lucas MP Welsh Labour Party profile
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- News articles
