Jacqui Lait (born December 16, 1947, Paisley) is a British politician and Conservative Member of Parliament for Beckenham. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paisley (Pàislig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town, and former royal burgh in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. ... The politics of the United Kingdom are based upon a unitary state and a constitutional monarchy. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Beckenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Lait was born Jacqueline Anne Harkness near Glasgow, and attended Paisley Grammar School and the University of Strathclyde, where she received a bachelor's degree in business management. After gratuating, Lait worked in public relations for the jute industry in Dundee, Scotland, later working for the television news agency Visnews. Lait joined the Government Information Service in the Scottish Privy Council, and, later, the Department of Employment Offices in 1974. Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland is a top research-led British University which originated as Andersons Institution in 1796. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Public relations is, simply-stated, the art and science of building relationships between an organization and its key audiences. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Royal Burgh of Dundee (Dùn Dèagh in Scots Gaelic) is Scotlands fourth largest city, population 154,674 (2001), situated on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

In 1980, Lait joined the Chemical Industries Association as their Parliamentary Adviser. She has also run her own Parliamentary Consultancy. Lait won the seat in a by-election in 1997 following the resignation of Piers Merchant, soon after she lost her previous seat, Hastings and Rye, in the 1997 general election. She had represented Hastings and Rye since 1992. Piers Rolf Garfield Merchant (born January 2, 1951) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Hastings and Rye 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. ...

External links

• Jacqui Lait MP official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jacqui Lait MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Jacqui Lait, MP
• The Public Whip Jacqui Lait, MP's voting record
• BBC News - Jacqui Lait profile March 7, 2005