Jacqui Lait
| Jacqui Lait | |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 14 September 2001 – 10 November 2003 |
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| Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Preceded by | George Robertson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Duncan |
| Member of Parliament for Beckenham |
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In office 21 November 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Piers Merchant |
| Succeeded by | Bob Stewart |
| Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye |
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In office 10 April 1992 – 18 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Warren |
| Succeeded by | Michael Foster |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 December 1947 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Jones |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
| a. ^ Office vacant from 2 May 1997 to 14 September 2001 | |
Jacqueline Anne Harkness Lait (born 16 December 1947) is a British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituencies of Hastings and Rye (1992–1997) and Beckenham (1997–2010).
Lait was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, attending Paisley Grammar School and the University of Strathclyde, where she received a bachelor's degree in business management. After graduating, Lait worked in public relations for the jute industry in Dundee later working for the television news agency Visnews. Lait worked for the Government Information Service and later the Department of Employment in 1974. In 1980, Lait joined the Chemical Industries Association as parliamentary adviser. She has also run her own parliamentary consultancy.
Lait was a candidate for Strathclyde West for the 1984 European elections and the following year stood in the by-election for Tyne Bridge where she finished in third place behind David Clelland and Rod Kenyon. She was selected as the Conservative candidate for Hastings and Rye in April 1991.
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