Andrew Pearce

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Andrew Pearce
Member of the European Parliament
for Cheshire West and Wirral
In office
1979  – 1989
Succeeded by Lyndon Harrison
Personal details
Born (1937-12-01) 1 December 1937 (age 82)
NationalityBritish
Political party Conservative
Alma mater King's College, Newcastle

Andrew Pearce (born 1 December 1937) is a former Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Cheshire West and Wirral from 1979 to 1989. [1] He also ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative candidate in the 1970 general election.

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Among other positions Pearce was chairman of the British Retail Consortium's International Trade Committee and chairman of the Friends of National Museums Liverpool. [2] [3]

Background

Andrew Pearce was born to Henry Pearce and Evelyn Andrew in 1937 and grew up in Aughton. Pearce attended Rydal School in North Wales before being called for two years of national service in the Royal Air Force. In 1958 he began studying at King's College, Newcastle for a degree in economics. [1]

Political career

Pearce was personal assistant to Charles Morrison in the 1966 General Election. He was chosen to be prospective parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party in Islington North in 1968, [4] though lost the 1969 by-election and the 1970 general election. [1]

Pearce was elected to the European Parliament in 1979, for Cheshire West and Wirral. In 1984 Pearce estimated that he spent 453 hours a year travelling as part of his position. [5] In 1988 Pearce campaigned for local organisations to put in bids to the European Economic Community for free food for welfare organisations, stating that he was "puzzled and disappointed" that none in his constituency applied. [6] [7] In the June 1989 elections Pearce was not re-elected to the European Parliament, with Labour's Lyndon Harrison elected in his place. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Andrew Pearce (October 2013). My Personal Story: In and Out of Europe. Troubador Publishing. ISBN   978-1783060177 . Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "'Big society' museum plans in Liverpool condemned". BBC News. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tough times for clothing sector". Belfast Telegraph. 25 March 1992.
  4. ↑ "N. Islington Tory Candidate". North London Press. 20 September 1968.
  5. ↑ Jerry March (25 January 1984). "The EEC on the line: A tough life of travel and work". Evening Leader.
  6. ↑ "Town loses out on free food". Northwich Guardian. 8 September 1988.
  7. ↑ "Needy are 'missing out' on free food offer". Daily Post. 8 September 1988.
  8. ↑ Geoff Barnes (19 June 1989). "Labour Push Out Pearce".
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