Q:Facts: - successor: eleanor laing andrew smith - constituency mp: epping forest oxford east - party: conservative - predecessor: sir john biggs-davison '' ' new constituency '' ' - term end: 1 may 1997 11 june 1987 - term start: 18 december 1988 9 june 1983 - birth date: 24 may 1945 - name: steven norris - nationality: british - image: steven norris.jpg - birth place: liverpool , lancashire , england , united kingdom - alma mater: liverpool institute for boys worcester college , oxford Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of steven norris .
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steven john norris -lrb- born 24 may 1945 in liverpool , lancashire -rrb- is a british conservative politician .he was the official conservative candidate for mayor of london in 2000 and 2004 , losing in both races to ken livingstone .a former vice-chairman of the conservative party , he chaired the transport working group in conservative party leader david cameron 's quality of life commission .