Jim Paice

Sir James Paice
Official portrait, 2011
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food
In office
13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byJim Fitzpatrick
Succeeded byDavid Heath
Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office
15 March 2004 – 6 May 2005
LeaderMichael Howard
Preceded byJohn Whittingdale
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment
In office
21 July 1994 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Henley
(Employment)
Tim Boswell
(Education)
Succeeded byAlan Howarth
Member of Parliament
for South East Cambridgeshire
In office
11 June 1987 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byFrancis Pym
Succeeded byLucy Frazer
Personal details
Born (1949-04-24) 24 April 1949 (age 75)
Felixstowe, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseAva Patterson
Alma materWrittle University College
WebsiteOfficial website

Sir James Edward Thornton Paice, DL (born 24 April 1949) is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cambridgeshire from 1987 to 2015, when he declined to run for reelection and retired from politics. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2010 until being removed in a government reshuffle in 2012. Following his service in government, Paice was knighted in September 2012.[1]

  1. ^ "Knighthood conferred upon the Rt Hon James Paice MP". Gov.uk. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2023.