James Prior, Baron Prior

Details

Instance of

human

Born

11 October 1927

Died

12 December 2016

Place of birth

Norwich

Place of death

Brampton

Sex or gender

male

Given name

James, Jim, Michael

Family name

Prior, Leathes

Father

Charles Bolingbroke Leathes Prior

Mother

Aileen Sophia Mary Gilman

Spouse

Jane Primrose Gifford Lywood

Child

David Prior, Jeremy James Leathes Prior, Simon Gilman Leathes Prior, Sarah-Jane Leathes Prior

Occupation

politician, farmer, businessperson

Position held

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Secretary of State for Employment, Shadow Secretary of State for Employment, Shadow Home Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom

Citizenship

United Kingdom

candidacy in election

1964 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 United Kingdom general election, 1959 United Kingdom general election, 1966 United Kingdom general election, 1970 United Kingdom general election, 1979 United Kingdom general election, October 1974 United Kingdom general election, 1983 United Kingdom general election

educated at

Pembroke College, Charterhouse School

languages spoken, written or signed

English

member of political party

Conservative Party

military branch

British Army

name in native language

James Prior

residence

Brampton

work location

London

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