James Paice

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James Edward Thornton Paice (born 24 April 1949, Felixstowe, Suffolk) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire, and was first elected in the 1987 general election.

1 Early life
2 Parliamentary career
3 Personal life
4 See also
5 External links
6 News items

[edit] Early life

He went to the independent Framlingham College. At the Writtle Agricultural College, he received a National Diploma in Agriculture in 1970. He was a farm manager from 1970-3. From 1973-9, he was a farmer and contractor. From 1979-87, he was Training Manager at Framlingham Management and Training Services. At United Framlingham Farmers Ltd, he was non-executive Director from 1987-9, then Director from 1989-1994. From 1976 until 1987, he was on Suffolk Coastal District Council, becoming Chairman in 1983.

[edit] Parliamentary career

He contested the Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency) seat in the 1979 general election. A junior minister under John Major in the Department of Employment from 1994-5, and the Department of Education and Employment from 1995-7. He was the Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for Michael Howard.