Jim Wilson (UK politician)
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| Jim Wilson | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Antrim South |
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| In office 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | New Creation |
| Succeeded by | Mitchel McLaughlin. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1941 County Antrim |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Jim Wilson (born 15 December 1941) is a Northern Irish politician.
Born in County Antrim, Wilson attended Belfast College of Technology before becoming a marine engineer. He was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1975 for the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, and joined the Ulster Unionist Party the following year. However, he resigned his position on the council in 1988. He was UUP General Secretary from the late 1980s until 1998.
Wilson was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim in 1998 and held his seat at the 2003 election. He retired from front line politics in 2007. In March 2007 he was reappointed General Secretary of the UUP.
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| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | General Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Party 1987–1998 |
Succeeded by David Boyd |
| Preceded by | Acting General Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Party 2007–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| Preceded by
New creation
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MLA for Antrim South 1998 - 2007 |
Succeeded by Mitchel McLaughlin |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by
Sir John Gorman
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Deputy Speaker (with Donovan McClelland and Jane Morrice) 2002–2007 |
Succeeded by Francie Molloy David McClarty John Dallat |
