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Owen William Paterson (born 24 June 1956 , Whitchurch ) is a British Consevative Party politician, and Member Of Parliament for North Shropshire and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. EARLY LIFE He went to in the 1990s. PARLIAMENTARY CAREER He contested the Wrexham seat in the 1992 general election. He is Member Of Parliament for North Shropshire , and was first elected at the 1997 General Election . He is a member of the Conservative Party . He was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 2 July 2007, succeeding David Lidington. He had previously served as Shadow Minister for Transport. He is a Eurosceptic, although has extensive knowledge of exporting to Europe from his career in business. PERSONAL LIFE He married the Hon. Rose Ridley in 1980. They have two sons and a daughter. He speaks fluent French and German. EXTERNAL LINKS
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