Ian lucas mp biography of alberta

Ian joined joined the Labour Party in He has held many local party positions, including Chair of Wrexham Labour Party. He has been married to Norah since They have 2 children and live in Wrexham. Norah has taught music in local schools since Constituency: Wrexham. Search for: Search. He did not stand at the election. He was born and brought up in a council house in Gatesheadthe second son of Colin and Alice Lucas.

His father worked as a process engineer in a local factory, apart from serving in the army from to during the Second World War. He qualified from the College of Law in and was admitted as a solicitor in He supports Sunderland A. He became a solicitor practising in London from —6, but moved to Wrexham inspecialising in criminal and personal injury law for Percy Hughes and Roberts in Chester until He worked for Lees Moore and Price in Birkenhead until Inhe moved the short distance to Oswestry in Shropshire working for Dr Crawford, and formed his own practice, Crawford Lucas in The move was precipitated because of disagreements with his old firm when he had organised protests against cuts in legal aid.

He was a partner in Stevens Lucas from —1. In he joined the Labour Party, and became chairman of the Wrexham branch. He was on Gresford Community Council in Wrexham from to He contested the traditionally conservative seat of North Shropshire in the general electionbut was narrowly defeated. He has served as a school governorand on a local hospital board.

He was later selected to stand for the UK Parliament in Wrexhamand won the seat in Lucas was promoted by Gordon Brown in the reshuffle of Octoberto the role of assistant government whip. He then entered Government as a minister for the first time in the June reshuffle, becoming Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skillsand held that post until the Labour government left office in May He has taken an interest in sustainable energy, devolution of powers in Walesand links with Germany.

Despite his constituency voting to leave the European Union in the referendumLucas supported a second referendum on the UK's EU membership. Lucas did not stand for re-election at the general election. On the 11 Aprilin a House of Commons adjournment debate he accused North Wales policethe probation service, the community rehabilitation companythe Independent Police Complaints Commissionand the Independent Office for Police Conduct of hiding mistakes about incidents that led to the murder of Nicolas Churton.

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Ian lucas mp biography of alberta

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