The Rt Hon Owen Paterson, MP

Career: md British Leather Co Ltd 1993-99; MP (Cons) Shropshire N 1997- (Parly candidate Wrexham 1992); PPS to Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, MP, qv, 2001-03; shadow min for agric 2003-05, shadow min of state for tport 2005-07, shadow sec of state for NI 2007-10, sec of state for NI 2010-12, sec of state for environment, food and rural affrs 2012-; co-chm Parly Manufacturing Industry Gp 1997-98; memb: Welsh Grand Ctee 1997-2000, Welsh Affrs Select Ctee 1997-2001, Inter-Parly Union 1997, Parly Waterways Gp 1997-, Cons Friends of Israel, Franco-Br Parly Relations Ctee 1997-, All-Pty Racing Gp, Cons Way Forward Gp, Euro Scrutiny Select Ctee 1999-2001, Agric Select Ctee 2000-01; pres COTANCE (Confedn of European Tanners) 1996-98; vice-chm All-Pty BBC Gp; dep chm Ellesmere Community Care Centre Tst 1991-97, memb Cncl Inst of Orthopaedics 1992-; Liveryman Worshipful Co of Leathersellers