Owen William Paterson (born 24 June 1956) is a British former politician who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2010 to 2012 and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2012 to 2014 under Prime Minister David Cameron.

Nov 4, 2021 · Former minister Owen Paterson has resigned as an MP after a backlash at the government's decision to block his suspension from parliament. Who is he? Mr Paterson is the Conservative MP for...

Nov 4, 2021 · Former minister Owen Paterson has resigned as an MP after a backlash at the government's decision to block his suspension from parliament. Who is he? Mr Paterson is the Conservative MP for North...

Nov 4, 2021 · Owen Paterson has resigned as an MP after a row over his conduct led to a government U-turn. The Conservative was found to have broken lobbying rules and was facing...

Nov 5, 2021 · Owen Paterson will resign as the MP for North Shropshire in order to escape "the cruel world of politics" following a furious row over his proposed ban from the House of Commons.

Nov 23, 2022 · Former Conservative MP Owen Paterson has claimed that his human rights were breached in the parliamentary lobbying investigation that led him to resign. Mr Paterson left the Commons in November...

Nov 4, 2021 · Owen Paterson has resigned as MP for North Shropshire after the government performed a U-turn over the controversial blocking of his 30-day Commons suspension for breaching lobbying rules.

Jan 8, 2023 · On 26 October 2021, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards ruled that former Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson had repeatedly breached lobbying rules on paid advocacy and recommended a 30-day suspension from the Commons for Mr Paterson.

Sep 19, 2024 · Owen Paterson quit Parliament in 2021 in the wake of a report that found he had breached its rules while working a paid consultant for two firms. In a legal challenge launched the following...

Sep 19, 2024 · Former North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson, an ardent Eurosceptic, was found to have breached lobbying rules and faced the prospect of a 30-day suspension from the House of Commons before he quit...