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 |
| Member of Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council | |
| In office 21 May 1997 – 7 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Ken Maginnis |
| Constituency | Dungannon Town |
| 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 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician in Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1998 to 2003.
Background
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
- ^ 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 Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "Ulster Unionist Party - for All of Us". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.