| 词条 | Andrew Pearce |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Andrew Pearce | honorific-suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | constituency_MP = Cheshire West and Wirral | parliament = European | majority = | term_start = 1979 | term_end = 1989 | predecessor = | successor = Lyndon Harrison | prior_term = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1937|12|01|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | nationality = British | party = Conservative | otherparty = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | residence = | education = | alma_mater = King's College, Newcastle | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | religion = | denomination = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} Andrew Pearce (born 1 December 1937) is a former Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Cheshire West and Wirral from 1979 to 1989.[1] He also ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative candidate in the 1970 general election. Among other positions Pearce was chairman of the British Retail Consortium's International Trade Committee and chairman of the Friends of National Museums Liverpool.[2][3] BackgroundAndrew Pearce was born to Henry Pearce and Evelyn Andrew in 1937 and grew up in Aughton. Pearce attended Rydal School in North Wales before being called for two years of national service in the Royal Air Force. In 1958 he began studying at King's College, Newcastle for a degree in economics.[1] Political careerPearce was personal assistant to Charles Morrison in the 1966 General Election. He was chosen to be prospective parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party in Islington North in 1968,[4] though lost the 1969 by-election and the 1970 general election.[1] Pearce was elected to the European Parliament in 1979, for Cheshire West and Wirral. In 1984 Pearce estimated that he spent 453 hours a year travelling as part of his position.[5] In 1988 Pearce campaigned for local organisations to put in bids to the European Economic Community for free food for welfare organisations, stating that he was "puzzled and disappointed" that none in his constituency applied.[6][7] In the June 1989 elections Pearce was not re-elected to the European Parliament, with Labour's Lyndon Harrison elected in his place.[8] References1. ^1 2 {{cite book |title= My Personal Story: In and Out of Europe |url= https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/My_Personal_Story.html?id=-TPNAQAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y&hl=en |date= October 2013 |accessdate= 15 May 2016 |author= Andrew Pearce |publisher= Troubador Publishing |isbn= 1783060174}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearce, Andrew}}2. ^{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-10683310 |title= 'Big society' museum plans in Liverpool condemned |date= 19 July 2010 |accessdate= 15 May 2016 |work= BBC News}} 3. ^{{cite news |title= Tough times for clothing sector |date= 25 March 1992 |work= Belfast Telegraph}} 4. ^{{cite news |title= N. Islington Tory Candidate |date= 20 September 1968 |work= North London Press}} 5. ^{{cite news |title= The EEC on the line: A tough life of travel and work |date = 25 January 1984 |work= Evening Leader |author= Jerry March}} 6. ^{{cite news |title= Town loses out on free food |date= 8 September 1988 |work= Northwich Guardian}} 7. ^{{cite news |title= Needy are 'missing out' on free food offer |date= 8 September 1988 |work= Daily Post}} 8. ^{{cite news |title= Labour Push Out Pearce |date= 19 June 1989 |author= Geoff Barnes}} 10 : 1937 births|Living people|People educated at Rydal Penrhos|Alumni of King's College, Newcastle|Members of the European Parliament for English constituencies|Conservative Party (UK) MEPs|MEPs for the United Kingdom 1979–84|MEPs for the United Kingdom 1984–89|Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates|Politicians of the Pro-Euro Conservative Party |
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