Answer the following question: Facts:   - successor: eleanor laing andrew smith    - constituency mp: epping forest oxford east    - party: conservative    - predecessor: sir john biggs-davison '' ` new constituency '' '      - term end: 1 may 1997 11 june 1987    - term start: 18 december 1988 9 june 1983    - birth date: 24 may 1945    - name: steven norris    - nationality: british    - image: steven norris.jpg    - birth place: liverpool , lancashire , england , united kingdom    - alma mater: liverpool institute for boys worcester college , oxford   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of steven norris .
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steven john norris -lrb- born 24 may 1945 in liverpool , lancashire -rrb- is a british conservative politician .he was the official conservative candidate for mayor of london in 2000 and 2004 , losing in both races to ken livingstone .a former vice-chairman of the conservative party , he chaired the transport working group in conservative party leader david cameron 's quality of life commission .