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[[James Prior]] is a Conservative peer.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/james-prior/26542 Lord Prior], www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.</ref>

Prior held the following positions during his career as an MP:
::MP (Conservative) for: Lowestoft 1959-83, Waveney 1983-87; PPS: to President of the Board of Trade 1962-63, to Minister of Power 1963-64, to Edward Heath as Leader of the Opposition 1965-70; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1970-72; Lord President and Leader of the House 1972-74; Opposition Spokesperson for Employment 1974-79; Secretary of State for: Employment 1979-81, [[Northern Ireland Office|Northern Ireland]] 1981-84.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/james-prior/26542 Lord Prior], www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.</ref>

He was raised to the peerage as Baron Prior, of Brampton in the County of Suffolk in 1987.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/james-prior/26542 Lord Prior], www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Conservative Party]] Vice-Chair 1965, Deputy Chairman 1972-1974
*[[Arab-British Chamber of Commerce]] Chair 1996-2004

==Notes==
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	::MP (Conservative) for: Lowestoft 1959-83, Waveney 1983-87; PPS: to President of the Board of Trade 1962-63, to Minister of Power 1963-64, to Edward Heath as Leader of the Opposition 1965-70; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1970-72; Lord President and Leader of the House 1972-74; Opposition Spokesperson for Employment 1974-79; Secretary of State for: Employment 1979-81, [[Northern Ireland Office\|Northern Ireland]] 1981-84.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/james-prior/26542 Lord Prior], www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.</ref>		::MP (Conservative) for: Lowestoft 1959-83, Waveney 1983-87; PPS: to President of the Board of Trade 1962-63, to Minister of Power 1963-64, to Edward Heath as Leader of the Opposition 1965-70; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1970-72; Lord President and Leader of the House 1972-74; Opposition Spokesperson for Employment 1974-79; Secretary of State for: Employment 1979-81, [[Northern Ireland Office\|Northern Ireland]] 1981-84.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/james-prior/26542 Lord Prior], www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.</ref>

		+	==Northern Ireland==
		+	Prior served as Northern Ireland Secretary from 14 September 1981 to 11 September 1984.<ref>David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.41.</ref>
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		+	Considered one of the 'wets' in Mrs Thatcher's Cabinet, Prior brought three close political allies to Northern Ireland with him, [[Lord Gowrie]], [[Nicholas Scott]] and [[John Patten]].
		+	<ref>W.D Flackes, & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.224.</ref>
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		+	His proposals for 'rolling devolution' led to the election in 1982, which was however boycotted by the SDLP.
		+	<ref>W.D Flackes, & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.225.</ref>
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		+	==GEC==
		+	After stepping down from ministerial office, Prior became chairman of [[GEC]].<ref>W.D Flackes, & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.225.</ref>
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		+	==House of Lords==
	He was raised to the peerage as Baron Prior, of Brampton in the County of Suffolk in 1987.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/james-prior/26542 Lord Prior], www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.</ref>		He was raised to the peerage as Baron Prior, of Brampton in the County of Suffolk in 1987.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/james-prior/26542 Lord Prior], www.parliament.uk, accessed 25 June 2010.</ref>

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 *[[Conservative Party]] Vice-Chair 1965, Deputy Chairman 1972-1974
 *[[Arab-British Chamber of Commerce]] Chair 1996-2004
 ==Notes==