Born:
5 April 1959
Educated:
Glynne Primary, Crestwood School (formerly Brierley Hill Grammar
School)
Balliol College Oxford, University of Warwick.
Qualifications:
BA Hons. Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Oxford University. MA
in
Industrial Relations and Ph.D in Industrial and Business Studies,
University of Warwick.
Parliamentary Career:
MP for Dudley South (previously Dudley West) since 1994;
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, The Northern Ireland Office
since Nov 2002: Government Whip 2001-2002; Education and Employment
Select Committee 1999-2001; PPS to Paymaster General, 1997-8;
Treasury Select Committee 1995-7.
Previous career:
Joint Chief Executive WMEB Group 1992-94 (Director of Marketing
1989-92); Strategy Consultant, 1988-89; Deputy Director, Urban
Trust, 1987-88. Researcher, University of Warwick, 1983-87; Local
Government Officer, The Labour Party, 1985-87.
Personal:
Married, with two daughters and one son.
Other Interests:
Rugby, Literature, Architecture and West Bromwich Albion FC
Biography:
Ian Pearson entered the House of Commons in the first by-election
after Tony Blair was elected leader of the Labour Party in December
1994. He was appointed as a Minister in the Northern Ireland Office
in November 2002 having previously served as a Government Whip and
on the Education and Employment Select Committee. Ian takes a deep
interest in industry, treasury and regional policy issues. He was
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Paymaster General at HM
Treasury from 1997-98 and served on the Treasury Select Committee as
an opposition back bencher before the 1997 General Election. Before
his election, Ian headed up WMEB Group, a West Midlands based
economic development company providing development capital to small
and medium sized companies and consultancy to a range of public and
private sector clients. Previously he has worked for a large
accountancy practice, a national urban charity and a firm of
strategic policy consultants. Ian Pearson has a degree in economics
and politics from Balliol College, Oxford, and a master's and a
doctorate in industrial and Business Studies from Warwick
University.
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