John McCallister
| John McCallister MLA | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down |
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| Assumed office 7 March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Dermot Nesbitt |
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| Born | 20 February 1972 |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Website | http://www.uup.org |
John McCallister, MLA (born 20 February 1972) is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician who, in 2007, was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member for South Down.
A native of Rathfriland, John McCallister has had a strong interest in agriculture and environmental issues in the community and voluntary sector and has been assigned to serve on the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety and the Committee for Regional Development. He has been a member of the Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) since 1984 and, in 2003-05, served as YFCU president.
McCallister introduced the Bill which became the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland), 2011 to give legal protection to holiday-makers who stay in caravans and to people who live permanently in park homes. The Bill passed the Assembly in February 2011,[1] and received Royal Assent on 16 March; the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly congratulated him on being the first person to guide a Private Member's Bill onto the statute book in Northern Ireland since 1931.[2]
Following the election of Tom Elliott as UUP leader, McCallister was appointed the Party's deputy leader.[3] The following year the UUP Whip Fred Cobain lost his seat in the Assembly and McCallister was chosen to replace him.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Caravan 'rights' bill is passed at Stormont". BBC News online. 16 February 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12477724.
- ^ Official Report (Northern Ireland), 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Sir Reg Empey steps down as minister in UUP reshuffle". BBC News. 27 October 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11634134.
- ^ "John McCallister is the new Ulster Unionist Chief Whip replacing Fred Cobain. Hopes to still be deputy leader." BBC
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| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Dermot Nesbitt |
MLA for Down South 2007 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Danny Kennedy |
Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party 2010 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Fred Cobain |
Ulster Unionist Chief Whip 2011 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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