Ian Pearson
Ian Pearson | |
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Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 29 May 2002 – 13 June 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | David Clelland (2001) |
| Succeeded by | Jim Murphy |
| Member of Parliament for Dudley South Dudley West (1994–1997) | |
| In office 15 December 1994 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Blackburn |
| Succeeded by | Chris Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Phares Pearson 5 April 1959 Dudley, Worcestershire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick, Balliol College, Oxford |
Ian Phares Pearson (born 5 April 1959) is a British Labour Party politician who was a member of parliament (MP) from 1994 until 2010, representing Dudley West from 1994 until 1997, and then Dudley South from 1997 until his retirement from the House of Commons at the 2010 general election. He served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 2008 to 2010.
Early life
Pearson was educated at Brierley Hill Grammar School and
Political career
Having unsuccessfully contested Bexhill and Battle in the 1983 general election, Pearson entered parliament for Dudley West in a by-election in December 1994, winning a Conservative seat left vacant by the death of John Blackburn in October of that year.[1] He won the seat with nearly 70% of the votes, with the Conservative candidate receiving less than 20%.[2]
Boundary changes created the new constituency of Dudley South in 1997 which he then represented.
Pearson was
In the PM's 2006 reshuffle, he was appointed as Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
In an interview with
On 29 June 2007, Pearson was moved in
On 21 January 2010, Pearson announced that he would not contest the next general election.[6]
Pearson is a non-executive chairman of EQTEC PLC, an Irish multinational gasification company rolling out successful technology in several countries.
References
- ^ Cosgrave, Patrick (13 October 1994). "Obituary: John Blackburn". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Results of Byelections in the 1992–97 Parliament
- ^ Wintour, Patrick (5 January 2007). "Labour targets airlines over carbon emissions". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Ryanair hits back in 'green' row". BBC News. 5 January 2007. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Pearson is named science minister". BBC News. 4 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Dudley MP standing down". Birmingham Post. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Ministerial Responsibilities – Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
- Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Ian Pearson MP
- Ian Pearson MP on TheyWorkForYou
- Kaupthing Involvement Archived 27 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State (Climate Change and the Environment)". Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. 22 June 2006. Archived from the original on 5 April 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- Interview with Ian Pearson on his science responsibilities. Published in Research Fortnight, July 2007
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