Michael Irvine

Michael Irvine
Member of Parliament for Ipswich
In office
11 June 1987  9 April 1992
Preceded by Ken Weetch
Succeeded by Jamie Cann
Majority 874 (1.7%)
Personal details
Born Michael Irvine
(1939-10-21) 21 October 1939
London
Nationality United Kingdom
Political party Conservative

Michael Fraser Irvine (born 21 October 1939)[1] is a former British Conservative Party politician.

Political career

He stood for Bishop Auckland at the 1979 General Election, but was defeated by Labour's Derek Foster.

Against the national trend, Irvine was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich in 1987 General Election, unseating the Labour incumbent Kenneth Weetch. In 1992 General Election, however, Irvine lost the seat back to Labour's Jamie Cann.

Family

He is the son of Labour (MP) Sir Arthur Irvine, QC, who was Solicitor General.

References

Notes
  1. "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "I"". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
Sources
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ken Weetch
Member of Parliament for Ipswich
1987 1992
Succeeded by
Jamie Cann
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