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| He was born and brought up in a ] in ]. He attended Greenwell Junior High School on ''Beacon Lough Road '' in Gateshead then ], and won a place at ], ] to study ] gaining a ] in 1982. He qualified from the ] in 1983 and gained a Solicitor's Admission in 1985. He is married with two children. | He was born and brought up in a ] in ], the second son of Colin and Alice Lucas. His father worked as a ] in a local factory, apart from serving in the army from 1942-1947 during the ]. He attended Greenwell Junior High School on ''Beacon Lough Road '' in Gateshead then ], and won a place at ], ] to study ] gaining a ] in 1982. He qualified from the ] in 1983 and gained a Solicitor's Admission in 1985. He is married with two children. | ||
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| Lucas was promoted by ] in the reshuffle of October 2008, to the role of assistant government whip. He then entered Government as a minister for the first time in the June 2009 reshuffle, becoming ] for Business and Regulatory Reform in the ], and held that post until the Labour government left office in May 2010. | Lucas was promoted by ] in the reshuffle of October 2008, to the role of assistant government whip. He then entered Government as a minister for the first time in the June 2009 reshuffle, becoming ] for Business and Regulatory Reform in the ], and held that post until the Labour government left office in May 2010. | ||
| He is currently the Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the ] under ].<ref>http://www.welshlabour.org.uk/mps/ian-lucas-mp/</ref> | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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This article is about the UK politician. For the rugby league footballer and coach, see Ian Lucas (rugby league).| Ian LucasMP | |
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| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2010 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform | |
| In office 9 June 2009 – 21 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Baroness Wilcox |
| Member of Parliament for Wrexham | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | John Marek |
| Majority | 3,658 (11.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-09-18) 18 September 1960 (age 64) Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Norah Lucas |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Ian Colin Lucas (born 18 September 1960) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for (MP) Wrexham since 2001. He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2009 until Labour's defeat at the 2010 General Election.
Background
He was born and brought up in a council house in Gateshead, the 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 1942-1947 during the Second World War. He attended Greenwell Junior High School on Beacon Lough Road in Gateshead then Newcastle Royal Grammar School, and won a place at New College, Oxford University to study jurisprudence gaining a BA in 1982. He qualified from the College of Law in 1983 and gained a Solicitor's Admission in 1985. He is married with two children.
Professional career
He became a solicitor practising in London from 1983-6, but moved to Wrexham the 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 Oswestry in Shropshire working for Dr Crawford, and formed his own practice, Crawford Lucas in 1997. 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 2000-1.
After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Ian Lucas represented Trevor Rees-Jones (Diana's bodyguard, and survivor of the crash) in a legal battle with Mohamed Al-Fayed.
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 1987-91. 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.
In Parliament he has served as a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee and the Transport Select Committee. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education. He has also taken an interest in sustainable energy, devolution of powers in Wales, and links with Germany.
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 also resigned on the same day.
Lucas was promoted by Gordon Brown in the reshuffle of October 2008, to the role of assistant government whip. He then entered Government as a minister for the first time in the June 2009 reshuffle, becoming Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and held that post until the Labour government left office in May 2010.
He is currently the Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the Official Opposition frontbench under Ed Miliband.
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
- News articles
- BBC apologises in August 2008
- Welsh dragon on the Union flag in November 2007
- Richard Brunstrom in November 2006
- Leaving government in September 2006
- Digital TV in June 2006
- Death by negligent driving in January 2005
- School merger in May 2002
- Citizenship in February 2002
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Gateshead
- People from Wrexham
- Politics of Wrexham
- People educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- British solicitors
- Alumni of The College of Law
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Welsh constituencies
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- UK MPs 2005–2010
- UK MPs 2010–