Michael Irvine
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Michael Fraser Irvine is a former British
Conservative Party
politician and the son of Labour
Member of Parliament
(MP) Sir Arthur Irvine
, QC
, who was Solicitor General
.
Against the national trend, Michael Irvine was elected MP for Ipswich
in 1987, unseating the Labour incumbent Kenneth Weetch
. In 1992, however, Irvine lost the seat back to Labour's Jamie Cann
.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician and the son of Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) Sir Arthur Irvine
Arthur Irvine
Sir Arthur James Irvine, QC was a British politician.Irvine was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Oriel College, Oxford, where he was president of the Oxford Union in 1932. He became a barrister in 1935, when he was called by Middle Temple, and became secretary to the Lord Chief Justice 1935-40...
, QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
, who was Solicitor General
Solicitor General for England and Wales
Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law...
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Against the national trend, Michael Irvine was elected MP for Ipswich
Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)
Ipswich is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in 1987, unseating the Labour incumbent Kenneth Weetch
Kenneth Weetch
Kenneth Thomas Weetch is a former Labour Party politician in EnglandWeetch was educated at Newbridge Grammar School and the London School of Economics. He then qualified as a teacher and held various posts in education...
. In 1992, however, Irvine lost the seat back to Labour's Jamie Cann
Jamie Cann
Jamie Charles Cann was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Leader of Ipswich Borough Council from 1979 to 1991, before becoming the Member of Parliament for Ipswich in 1992, a seat he held until his death in 2001.-Early and family life:He was educated at Barton on Humber Grammar School...
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