Ian Paisley Junior

Biography

Ian Paisley Junior was elected as DUP MP for North Antrim on May 6th 2010 with a majority of 12,558.

Ian Paisley Jnr is also a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for the constituency of North Antrim. He was first elected in June 1998 and was re-elected in November 2003.

Ian Paisley Jnr was appointed to the Northern Ireland Police Board in November 2001.

Ian commenced his political career whilst a student activist at Queen's University where he read Modern History. He was a student councillor on the Students Union for the faculty of humanities.

There he helped establish the Democratic Unionist Association at Queens.

After graduating in Modern History Ian completed a master's degree in Irish politics.

In 1993 he became Justice Spokesman for the DUP. Later he was appointed Press Officer for the party and elected to the Officer team of the DUP a position he continues to hold.

In 1998 he stood for election to the new Northern Ireland Assembly and was successfully returned as MLA for North Antrim.

Between 2002 and 2003 he wrote a weekly column for the Daily Mirror on topical issues.

Ian Paisley Jnr was born in 1966 in Belfast. The twin son of the Rev Ian Paisley he is the youngest of five children.

Educated at Greenwood & Strandtown Primary schools, Shaftesbury House College and Methodist College Belfast as well as Queen's University Belfast.

He received a certificate in leadership from Maryland State University, Washington and attended an executive programme course at JFK School of Government, Harvard.

Ian married Fiona in June 1990 and has four children.

Between 2007-2008 he served as Junior Minister in the Office of First Minister responsible for victims, outside relations, children and the running of government.

Constituency

North Antrim

Constituency Address

9-11 Church Street, Ballymena, BT43 6DD

Constituency Tel

028 2564 1421

Date of Birth

12/12/1966

Email

ian.paisley.mp@parliament.uk

Party

Democratic Unionist Party

Personal Website

http://ipjr.net

Westminster Address

Westminster Tel

020 7219 7116