| Name: |
Mr Jim Wilson |
| Party: |
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) |
| Constituency: |
South Antrim |
| Contact Address: |
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| Constituency Office Address: |
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| Telephone Number: |
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| Fax Number: |
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Stormont Office
e-mail address: |
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| Constituency Office e-mail address: |
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| Place and Date of Birth: |
Antrim
15.12.41 |
| Married: |
Yes to Muriel |
| Family: |
Sons 1
Daughters 1 |
| Education: |
Ballyclare High School
Belfast College of Technology |
| Occupation and brief outline of career: |
Harland & Wolff Ltd - (Apprentice Engineer), 1958-1962
Portline Ltd - Merchant Navy Engineer (Deep Sea), 1962-1964
British Enkalon Ltd- Engineer (Assistant Head of Engineer Planning Department),1964-1973
Smyth & Wilson - Partner, Retail Grocery and CTN Business, 1972-1988
Ulster Unionist Party- Chief Executive, 1987-1998 |
Brief outline of public/political career
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Elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council, 1975 Resigned, 1988
Member of the Ulster Unionist Party since 1976
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998
Ulster Unionist Party Chief Whip of the Assembly Party, 1998-2002
Deputy Speaker, Northern Ireland Assembly, 2002-present
Member of the Ulster Unionist Council
Member of the Ulster Unionist Council Executive Committee
Vice-President of South Antrim Ulster Unionist Association |
| Other memberships/ interests/ achievements/ awards: |
Memberships
Member of Kilbride Parish Church
Member of various Angling Clubs
Member of Board of Governors, Kilbride Primary School
Member of the Northern Ireland Water Council |
