Eric Pickles
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About
Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar. Beginning in 2009, he also served as Chairman of the Conservative Party.
Before Fame
Once the chairman of his local branch of the Young Conservatives Association, he later assumed national leadership within the organization. He was elected to the Bradford Council in 1979.
Trivia
He held office as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
Family Life
He and Irene Coates married in 1976.
Associated With
He was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet by David Cameron.