词条 | Jim Clarke (Northern Ireland politician) |
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James Clarke, known as Jim Clarke, is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Clarke became active in the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and was elected for the Laganbank area on Belfast City Council at the Northern Ireland local elections, 1989.[1] He held his seat in 1993,[2] and was then also elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Belfast South.[3] However, he failed to hold this seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.[3] In 1998, Clarke served as High Sheriff of Belfast,[4] and he held his council seat in both 1997 and 2001 before standing down in 2005.[2] At that time, he was the chair of Belfast's Environmental Services Committee.[5] In 2000, it was announced that Clarke owed nine years' back pay to the UUP's National Association of Councillors. Clarke stated that he did not see any point in paying.[6] References1. ^"Local Government Elections 1985 – 1989: Belfast", Northern Ireland Elections {{s-start}}{{s-par|ni/for}}{{s-new | Forum}}{{s-ttl2. ^1 "Belfast City Council Elections 1993–2011", Northern Ireland Elections 3. ^1 "South Belfast", Northern Ireland Elections 4. ^Damian McArdle, "Duchess in tribute to the fallen", Belfast Telegraph, 9 November 1998 5. ^Joe Oliver, "Cash down the pan... bank fury at loo plan", The People, 16 May 2004 6. ^Noel Macadam, Top unionists slow to pay party dues", Belfast Telegraph, 19 February 2000 | title = Member for South Belfast | years = 1996–1998 }}{{s-non | reason = Forum dissolved }}{{s-civ}}{{succession box | title=High Sheriff of Belfast | before=Nelson McCausland | after=Robin Newton | years=1998–1999}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Jim}} 6 : Year of birth missing (living people)|Living people|Members of Belfast City Council|High Sheriffs of Belfast|Members of the Northern Ireland Forum|Ulster Unionist Party councillors |
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