| 词条 | Ian Parsley |
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Ian James Parsley (born 3 May 1977) is a businessman and former, part-time politician from Northern Ireland. He was the Alliance Party candidate at the 2009 European elections,[1] and served as Deputy Mayor of North Down. He attracted considerable criticism and caused much controversy by endorsing the Conservatives and Unionists[2] and standing as a parliamentary candidate for North Down in the 2010 General Election, but later that same year he left the Conservative Party having completed a year-long project with the Centre for Social Justice and subsequently rejoined the Alliance Party. He is an outspoken opponent of Brexit. BackgroundAlthough of Northern Irish heritage on his mother's side, Parsley was born in Yorkshire and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Newcastle University, graduating in Modern Languages. {{Citation needed|date=April 2013}} Parsley currently works in public relations, as a media commentator on languages, welfare reform and football, and is a Director of Northern Ireland Screen.[3] He was also Chair of the European Movement in Northern Ireland. OtherParsley is a writer in and about Ulster Scots[4] and, despite having run against her at the 2010 General Election, he has campaigned alongside Lady Hermon on support for people with dementia and their carers.[5] He has been married to South Belfast Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw since 2011. He is an avid Arsenal FC fan and a keen linguist, a subject about which he often writes. References1. ^{{cite web|last=Devenport|first=Mark|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8040390.stm|title=Profile: Ian Parsley|publisher=BBC News|date=12 May 2009|accessdate=29 March 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8250505.stm|title=Parsley leaves the Alliance Party|publisher=BBC News|date=11 September 2009|accessdate=29 March 2012}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/sections/52/board.aspx|title=Board Members|publisher=Northern Ireland Screen|accessdate=29 March 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518154615/http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/sections/52/board.aspx|archivedate=18 May 2011|df=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ulsterscots/library/ian-james-parsleys-ulster-scots-website|title=Ian James Parsley's Ulster-Scots website|publisher=BBC|date=20 March 2002|accessdate=29 March 2012}} 5. ^http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/latest/parsley-quits-politics-1-2542362 Further reading
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