Eric Jack Pickles (born 1952) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He has been member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar since 1992, and previously was leader of Brentwood Council. He is currently the Shadow Local Government Secretary.

In the 2001 general election, the Independent candidate Martin Bell, who had previously won Tatton from Neil Hamilton, stood against him, due to accusations that a Pentecostal church had infiltrated the local Conservative branch. Pickles won with a reduced majority - but would have lost had Labour and Lib Dem voters voted for Bell as they had at Tatton.

Pickles has also appeared as an occasional radio presenter on local community radio station Phoenix FM.

See also

• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)

External links

• Eric Pickles MP (http://www.ericpickles.com/) official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics Ask Aristotle - Eric Pickles (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,,-4174.html)
• They Work for You - Eric Pickles (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10477)
• LookSmart - Eric Pickles (http://search.looksmart.com/p/browse/us1/us317836/us552286/us554374/us526499/us526505/us10004309/us599068/us670882/us10140098/us10140107/us10140307/?pi=us) directory category
• Open Directory Project - Eric Pickles (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Parties/Conservative/MPs/Pickles,_Eric/) directory category