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James Cran
James Douglas Cran (born 28 January 1944) is a British former Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beverley (1987–1997) and for Beverley and Holderness (1997–2005) in northern England. "He was a Highland Scots Presbyterian, neat, shy, puritanical, ambitious, perfectionist, very decent, impatient. A flinty Aberdonian Eurosceptic and Ulster Unionist whose quirkiness makes him difficult to predict."〔Parliamentary Profiles (A-D) 1987-91, Andrew Roth, ISBN 0 900582 27 8〕〔Parliamentary Profiles (A-D) 1992-97, Andrew Roth, ISBN 0 900582 34 0〕 He stepped down at the 2005 general election. With the continued decline in the relevance and effectiveness of Parliament as a check on Government, he decided to retire and resultantly his attendance record fell and he was dubbed by the media as "The Invisible Cran". He concentrated on attending the Defence Select Committee (2001–05) and frequently chairing Bill and other Committees in Parliament as a member of the Chairman of Ways and Means Panel (2001–05).
==Early life==
He went to Ruthrieston School in Aberdeen and became the school’s 1959 Dux Medallion winner.〔Aberdeen Schools Dux Winners, Aberdeen Evening Express, 13 June 1959〕 He studied at the University of Aberdeen, gaining an Honours MA. He was the National Winner of the 1968 Daily Mirror Speaking Trophy.〔Winner National Speaking Competition, Aberdeen Evening Express, 9 May 1968〕
He was a researcher in Conservative Research Department during 1970–71 and was a member of the Leader of the Opposition's (Edward Heath) Briefing Team during the 1970 General Election. From 1971–79, he was the Secretary and Chief Executive of the (National Association of Pension Funds ).〔Who's Who in Finance 1975-76 - Register of Professional Bodies and Financial Associations, Gower Press, ISBN 0 7161 0241 2〕〔NAPF Yearbook 1979, ISBN 0 905796 05 5〕 He was the CBI's Northern Director from 1979–84 and, whilst in post, the Northern TUC severed its links with the Northern CBI, citing as its reasons the facts that Cran was taking 'a right-wing stance', was 'non consensual' and 'very anti trade union'. The TUC resolution was reported to have been 'passed by a very large majority'.〔The Newcastle Journal, 6 October 1981〕〔Shields Gazette, 6 October 1981〕〔The Newcastle Evening Gazette, 11 February 1982〕 This so-called anti-trade union stance was contradicted by his attitude in Parliament, as described by Labour MP Stan Crowther, when he served on the Trade and Industry Select Committee and particularly in its inquiry into British Steel.〔One Thing After Another, Stan Crowther MP, 2005, ISBN 1 84104 106 8〕 He was CBI's West Midlands Director from 1984–87.〔Yearbook and Who's Who, 1985, Coventry Evening Telegraph, ISBN 0 902464 19 1〕〔The Birmingham Post Yearbook and Who's Who, 1984-85〕 It was said that he had 'an uneasy spell with the CBI' and found the organisation 'a pretty soggy bunch and he did not try to hide it'.〔Our Famous Five, The Guardian Political Almanac 1993-94, Simon Hoggart〕 From 1974–79, he was a councillor in the London Borough of Sutton, and served as Chairman of the Health and Housing Committee.〔Committee Chairman, Wallington and Carshalton Times, 30 April 1976〕
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