Owen Paterson

Politician

1956 –

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Who is Owen Paterson?

Owen William Paterson is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since 2012 and the Member of Parliament for North Shropshire since 1997. He was first appointed to the Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron in 2007 as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Upon the formation of the Coalition Government in 2010 he was appointed to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, where he remained until being moved to DEFRA in 2012.

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Born
Jun 24, 1956
Whitchurch
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Nationality
  • United Kingdom
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Education
  • Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
  • Radley College
  • University of Cambridge

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on July 23, 2013

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