Jacqui Lait

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Jacqueline Anne Lait (born 16 December 1947), known as Jacqui Lait is a British politician and Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Beckenham.

Lait was born Jacqueline Anne Harkness in Paisley near Glasgow, and attended Paisley Grammar School and the University of Strathclyde, where she received a bachelor's degree in business management. After gratuating, Lait worked in public relations for the jute industry in Dundee, Scotland, later working for the television news agency Visnews. Lait joined the Government Information Service in the Scottish Privy Council, and, later, the Department of Employment Offices in 1974.

In 1980, Lait joined the Chemical Industries Association as their Parliamentary Adviser. She has also run her own Parliamentary Consultancy. Lait won the seat in a by-election in 1997 following the resignation of Piers Merchant, soon after she lost her previous seat, Hastings and Rye, in the 1997 general election. She had represented Hastings and Rye since 1992.

Lait is married to Peter Jones, Leader of East Sussex County Council.

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Jacqui Lait MP official site
Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jacqui Lait MP
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The Public Whip Jacqui Lait, MP's voting record
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Kenneth Warren	Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye 1992–1997	Succeeded by Michael Jabez Foster
Preceded by Piers Merchant	Member of Parliament for Beckenham 1997 – present	Incumbent

Persondata
NAME	Lait, Jacqueline Anne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jacqui Lait (known as); Jacqueline Anne Harkness
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Conservative Party MP for Hastings and Rye 1992–1997, for Beckenham since 1997
DATE OF BIRTH	16 December 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paisley, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH