| Name: |
Rev Dr Ian Paisley MP MEP |
| Party: |
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) |
| Constituency: |
North Antrim
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| Place and Date of Birth: |
Armagh
6.04.26 |
| Married: |
To Eileen (1956) |
| Family: |
Sons 2
Daughters 3 |
| Education: |
Ballymena Model School
Ballymena Technical High School
South Wales Bible College
Reformed Presbyterian Theological College, Belfast |
| Occupation and brief outline of career: |
Minister of Religion & Member of Parliament
Founded Free Presbyterian Church, 1951
Founded UDUP, 1971
Editor Protestant Telegraph, 1966-present
Editor Revitalist, 1951-present
Author of several religion titles
Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Divinity of Bob Jones University Greenville South Carolina |
Brief outline of public/political career
(Members of council, public body, chairman, mayor) |
Elected to Northern Ireland Parliament, 1970
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee
Leader of the Opposition, 1972
Member of Westminster Parliament for North Antrim since 1970
Co-Founded DUP in 1971
Leader of the DUP since 1971
Member of NI Assembly, 1973-1974
Northern Ireland MEP since 1979
Member of NI Assembly, 1982-1986
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue, 1996-1998
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998 |
| Other memberships/ interests/ achievements/ awards (political, community, sporting, public service): |
Patron of Martyrs' Memorial Fund
Interests
Enjoys reading, has a personal library boasting titles in excess of 18,000
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