Ian Colin Lucas (born 18 September 1960, Gateshead) has been the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Wrexham in the United Kingdom since 2001. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Wrexham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and in the National Assembly for Wales. ... This article is about the year 2001. ...

He was born and brought up in a council house in Gateshead. He attended Newcastle Royal Grammar School, and won a place at New College, Oxford University to study jurisprudence. He married his wife Norah, a music teacher, in 1986 and has two children. Cheap, safe, housing owned by the British Government. ... Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ... Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (RGS locally, though there are other schools and organisations with the initials RGS) is a long-established independent school in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. ... College name New College of St Mary Collegium Novum Oxoniensis/Collegium Sanctae Mariae Wintoniae Named after Mary, mother of Jesus Established 1379 Sister College Kings College Warden Prof. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. ...

He became a solicitor practicing in London in 1985, but moved to Wrexham the following year, specialising in criminal and personal injury law. In 1992 he moved the short distance to Oswestry in Shropshire, and formed his own practice. The move was precipitated because of disgreements with his old firm when he had organised protests against cuts in legal aid. In 1986 he joined the Labour Party, and became chairman of the Wrexham branch. He contested the traditionally conservative seat of North Shropshire in the 1997 general election, but was narrowly defeated. He has served as a school governor, and on a local hospital board. A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaning—see below). ... Wrexham (Welsh: Wrecsam) is an industrial town in north-east Wales, close to the English border with Cheshire. ... Statistics Population: 17,110 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ292293 Administration District: Oswestry Shire county: Shropshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone Post... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is an English county in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ... Wrexham (Welsh: Wrecsam) is an industrial town in north-east Wales, close to the English border with Cheshire. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... Shropshire North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, School Governors are members of a schools Governing Body. ...

After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Ian Lucas represented Trevor Rees-Jones (Diana's bodyguard, and survivor of the crash) in a legal battle with Mohamed Al-Fayed. He was later selected to stand for the UK Parliament in Wrexham, and won the seat in 2001. Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor; née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was the first wife of The Prince of Wales, eldest son and heir apparent of Elizabeth II. Her two sons, Princes William and Harry, are second and third, respectively, in line to the... Trevor Rees-Jones (born 1968) was the bodyguard for Dodi Al-Fayed and was badly injured in the car accident that killed his charge; Diana, Princess of Wales; and chauffeur Henri Paul. ... Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Arabic: محمد الفايد ) (b. ... Wrexham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and in the National Assembly for Wales. ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ...

In Parliament he has served as a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee and the Transport Select Committee. He is currently Parliamentary Private Secretary to Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education. He has also taken an interest in sustainable energy, devolution of powers in Wales, and links with Germany. A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... William Ernest Bill Rammell (born 10 October 1959) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779...

He resigned on 6th September 2006, due to the refusal made by Tony Blair to name a date for stepping down as Prime Minister. However, he later refused to confirm or deny whether that was the genuine reason. Fellow Welsh Labour MPs Wayne David and Mark Tami also resigned on the same day. For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and Member of the UK Parliament... Wayne David (born 1 July 1957, Bridgend) is a Welsh politician. ... Mark Richard Tami (born 3 October 1962) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

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External links

• official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Ian Lucas MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Ian Lucas MP