Jim Shannon
| Jim Shannon MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Strangford |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Iris Robinson |
| Majority | 5,876 (18.1%) |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford |
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| In office 25 June 1998 – August 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Simpson Gibson |
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| Born | 25 March 1955 |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Other organizations | Orange Order member, Apprentice Boys member, Royal British Legion member, Ulster Farmers Union member, Countryside Alliance member, Carrowdore Shooting Club member |
| Website | Jim Shannon's Blog |
Richard James Shannon (born 25 March 1955) is a unionist politician from Northern Ireland.
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[edit] Early life
Shannon was educated at Ballywalter Primary School and Coleraine Academical Institution. He was in the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1973-75 and 1976–77 and was awarded the General Service Medal. He served in the Royal Artillery TA from 1977-88. He is a member of the Orange Order and Apprentice Boys of Derry.[2]
[edit] Political career
Shannon is a councillor who was first elected to Ards Borough Council in 1985 and served as Mayor in 1991-92. He was elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue in 1996. Shannon has been elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford at every election since 1998 representing the DUP.
At the 2010 general election Shannon won in his own constituency of Strangford with 14,926 votes compared to the Ulster Conservatives & Unionists 9,050 and Sinn Féin 1,161.[3]
Following his election to Westminster, he resigned his Assembly seat in favour of Simpson Gibson.[4]
[edit] Personal life
He was voted 'least sexiest MP' in a list of all Westminister MP's.He laughed off his position at the bottom of the poll.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Jim Shannon MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/33634.stm. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Jim Shannon MP MLA DUP
- ^ Strangford: Jim Shannon keeps Iris seat for the DUP BBC News, 7 May 2010
- ^ Northern Ireland Assembly, note 14
- ^ Jim Shannon laughs off least sexy MP rating BBC News
[edit] External links
- ALDERMAN JIM SHANNON (DUP) Ards Borough Council
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Vacant; previously Iris Robinson |
Member of Parliament for Strangford 2010–present |
Incumbent |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
MLA for Strangford 1998 - 2010 |
Succeeded by Simpson Gibson |
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