Joan Carson
Joan Carson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fermanagh & South Tyrone | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Arlene Foster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1935 Enniskillen, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Residence | Enniskillen |
| Alma mater | Stranmillis University College |
| Profession | Teacher |
Joan Carson (born 29 January 1935) is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Enniskillen, Carson studied at Enniskillen Collegiate School and Stranmillis College before working as a teacher. In 1997 she was elected to Dungannon Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, she was elected in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.[1]
Carson stood down from her council seat in 2001[2] and from her Assembly seat at the 2003 election.[3] She is currently a UUP party officer.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Biography – Joan Carson Archived 26 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Assembly
- ^ Dungannon Borough Council Elections 1993 – 2005, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "Ulster Unionist Party - for All of Us". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
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- Northern Ireland MLAs 1998–2003
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- People from Enniskillen
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- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Alumni of Stranmillis University College
- Schoolteachers from Northern Ireland
- 20th-century women politicians from Northern Ireland
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