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Profile: Ian Pearson

Ian Pearson entered the House of Commons in the first by-election after Tony Blair was elected leader of the Labour Party in December 1994. He was appointed as a Minister in the Northern Ireland Office in November 2002 having previously served as a Government Whip and on the Education and Employment Select Committee.

Ian takes a deep interest in industry, treasury and regional policy issues. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Paymaster General at HM Treasury from 1997-98 and served on the Treasury Select Committee as an opposition back bencher before the 1997 General Election.

Before his election, Ian headed up WMEB Group, a West Midlands based economic development company providing development capital to small and medium sized companies and consultancy to a range of public and private sector clients. Previously he has worked for a large accountancy practice, a national urban charity and a firm of strategic policy consultants.

Ian Pearson has a degree in economics and politics from Balliol College, Oxford, and a master's and a doctorate in industrial and Business Studies from Warwick University.