Owen Paterson

Owen William Paterson (born June 24, 1956 in Shropshire, England) is a British politician who was the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. He was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of North Shropshire in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

He was first elected in the 1997 general election and first entered the shadow cabinet in 2007.

Other websites

 Owen Paterson MP  official constituency website
 Profile  at the Conservative Party

 Guide to new Cabinet members: Owen Paterson, BBC News, 13 May 2010
 Debrett's People of Today 

Category:1956 births
Category:Living people
Category:Members of the British House of Commons for English constituencies
Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs
Category:Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland