Member of Parliament
Paterson contested, but failed to win, the Wrexham seat in the 1992 General Election. He is Member of Parliament for North Shropshire, being first elected at the 1997 General Election and has been returned at every General Election there since.
He served on a number of committees including the Welsh Affairs Committee (1997–2001), the European Standing Committee (1998–2001), and the Agriculture Committee (2000–01). Paterson is a supporter of Royal Irish Regiment which has been based in his constituency at Tern Hill His parliamentary record shows him to be moderately against gay rights
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