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James Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior, PC (11 October 1927 – 12 December 2016) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Jim Prior was a One Nation Conservative who served in the governments of Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher, and was a critic of her economic policies. He was also a friend of Heath, a minister of agriculture, leader of the house, and secretary of state for Northern Ireland.
Dec 12, 2016 · Jim Prior, the former Conservative cabinet minister who has died aged 89, masterminded the Conservatives’ trade union reforms in the 1980s and was a powerful voice for moderation in the...
Dec 12, 2016 · Jim Prior, one of the few surviving Tory Cabinet "wets" purged by Margaret Thatcher, has died aged 89. In one of the most controversial Cabinet reshuffles of modern times, in 1981, he was "exiled" to Northern Ireland from the post of Employment Secretary.
Jim Prior, chair of WPP’s Design Bridge and Partners, is leaving the agency and network later this year. Prior joined WPP in 2001 as chief executive of The Partners and became chief executive of Lambie-Nairn in 2014.
Jan 7, 2017 · Former British Conservative politician, employment minister and Northern Secretary Jim Prior, who has died in his 90th year, stood for a compassionate British Conservatism, opposed...
Dec 12, 2016 · Jim Prior, who served as Northern Ireland secretary during the Troubles, has died at 89. He was a "one-nation Conservative" who disagreed with Margaret Thatcher on economic and trade union policies.
