Background
GRAY OF CONTIN, James Hector Northey Gray was born on June 28, 1927. Parents: the late James Northey Gray Justice of the Peace and the late Mrs. M.E. Gray.
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James Hector Northey Gray GRAY OF CONTIN
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Inverness Royal Academy.
Career
Member, Inverness Town Council, 1965-1970. Member of Parliament, 1970-1983. Assistant Government Whip, 1971-1973.
Lord Commissioner to the Treasury, 1973-1974. Opposition Whip, 1974-1975. Opposition Spokesman on Energy, 1975-1979.
Minister of State for Energy, 1979-1983. PC, since 1982; House of Lords, since 1983. Minister of State, Scottish Office, 1983-1986.
Government Spokesman on Employment, 1983-1984. Government Spokesman on Energy, 1984-1986. Director of family private companies, 1950-1970.
Highland Chamber of Commerce, 1963-1970. Business and Parliamentary Consultant, since 1986.
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Spouse Judith W. Gray, B.Sc (née Brydon). 1953; children: two son, one d.
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Political Party
Conservative Party