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John White at the Ulster Unionist Party Executive Committee during the Leader's address.

Robert John White, known as John White, is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

White was Mayor of Coleraine from 1977 to 1980, having been Deputy Mayor from 1973. He was elected to the council at every election from 1968 to 1993.[1][2][3]

In 1996 he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for East Londonderry. He supported the Belfast Agreement in 1998.[4] In 2006 he succeeded Lord Rogan as UUP President unopposed at the Party AGM.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Coleraine". Ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Coleraine". Ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. ^ Dr Nicholas Whyte. "Coleraine Council Elections 1993-2005". Ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Latest News | Unionist split deepens". BBC News. 7 May 1998. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. ^ "ITV Hub - the home of ITV".
Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for East Londonderry
1996–1998
Forum dissolved
Party political offices
Preceded by President of the Ulster Unionist Party
2006–2008
Vacant
Office merged with that of Chairman
Title next held by
David Campbell
as Chairman of the UUP
Recreated
Title next held by
May Steele
as Honorary President
Civic offices
Preceded by
A N Clarke
Mayor of Coleraine
1977–1980
Succeeded by
G A McIlrath