| Name: |
Samuel Foster |
| Party: |
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) |
| Constituency: |
Fermanagh-South Tyrone |
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| Place and Date of Birth: |
Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh
07.12.31 |
| Married: |
Yes |
| Family: |
Sons 2
Daughters 1 |
| Education: |
Enniskillen Technical College
Rupert Stanley College, Belfast
Ulster Polytechnic, Jordanstown |
| Occupation and brief outline of career: |
Compositor/Proof Reader - Printing
Education Welfare Officer (Senior)
Social Worker (C.Q.S.W.) Wirral Social Services
Social Worker (Sperrin Lakeland Trust) |
Brief outline of public/political career
(Members of council, public body, chairman, mayor) please give dates. |
Heavily involved in Voluntary Agencies
Elected to Fermanagh District Council, 1981-2001
Member of Police Authority (N.I.), 1982-1985
Chairman in Municipal Years, 1995-1997
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue, 1996-1998
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998-present
Minister of Environment, 1999-2002 |
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Memberships
Former Member of the Ulster Special Constabulory
Company Commander with the rank of Major in the Ulster Defence Regiment 4th (Fermanagh) Battalion
Former Member of the Police Authority For N.I. 1982-1985
Interests
Keen football supporter (Manchester United),
Table Tennis (All Sports)
Campanology in St Macartin's Cathedral Church of Ireland, Enniskillen
Member of U.S.C. for 21 years
Commended for rescue efforts at Enniskillen Cenotaph Bombing, 8 November, 1987. Almost a victim (was there) and became Social Worker for Enniskillen Fund
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