Lait, Jacqui (1947–)
Lait, Jacqui (1947–)
Scottish politician and member of Parliament. Born Dec 16, 1947; m. Peter Jones, 1974.
Contested Strathclyde West (1984) for European Parliament election; as a Conservative, elected to House of Commons for Hastings and Rye (1992), then lost election for Hastings and Rye (1997); won by-election for Beckenham (1997); named shadow secretary of state for Scotland; reelected for Beckenham (2001, 2005); was the 1st woman MP to join the Tory whips' office.
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