Ian Pearson MP
Economic and Business Minister (jointly with HM Treasury)
Portfolio
- Business sectors: aerospace, marine and defence; automotive; bioscience and pharmaceuticals; chemicals; construction; environmental industries; manufacturing, materials and engineering; retail and services
- Sustainable development and regulation, including waste electrical and electronic equipment issues
- Business support simplification
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Corporate governance, Companies Act implementation and Companies House
- Export control
- Export Credits Guarantee Department
Biography
Ian Pearson was appointed BERR Economic and Business Minister in October 2008. As part of a Ministerial sharing arrangement he also holds the office of Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
Prior to this he held the posts of Minister of State in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (2007-2008), Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment in the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2006-2007), Minister of State (Minister for Trade), Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department of Trade and Industry (2005-2006) and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, The Northern Ireland Office (2002-2005).
Ian was elected MP for Dudley West (which later became Dudley South) in 1994 the first Labour by-election victory under Tony Blair’s leadership.
Before being elected to Parliament, Ian worked at WMEB Group (1989-1994), a West Midlands-based economic development company, becoming joint chief executive. Ian was Deputy Director of the Urban Trust (1987-88), a researcher at the University of Warwick (1983-87) and a Local Government Officer with the Labour Party (1985-87).
Ian lives in the Dudley borough with his wife Annette and three children. His interests include rugby, literature, and architecture