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Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson
Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
	In office; 25 February 2002 – 28 April 2003
Preceded by	John Gorman
Succeeded by	David McClarty (2007)
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly; for Antrim South
	In office; 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007
Preceded by	New Creation
Succeeded by	Mitchel McLaughlin
Member of ; Newtownabbey Borough Council
	In office; 15 May 1985 – 1988
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Stephen Turkington
Constituency	Ballyclare
	In office; 18 May 1977 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	Samuel Todd
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Newtownabbey Area A
Personal details
Born	15 December 1941 (age 83); County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party (from 1978)
Other political; affiliations	Ulster Vanguard (1977)

Jim Wilson (born 15 December 1941) is a Northern Irish unionist politician who was Deputy speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2002 to 2007. A member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim from 1998 to 2007.

Background

Born in County Antrim, Wilson attended Belfast College of Technology before becoming a marine engineer. He was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1977 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.

References

External links

Northern Ireland Assembly - Biography - Jim Wilson

Party political offices
Preceded by Frank Millar Jr	General Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Party 1987–1998	Succeeded by David Boyd
Preceded by Will Corry	Acting General Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Party 2007–2010	Succeeded by Colin McCusker
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly	MLA for Antrim South 1998–2007	Succeeded by Mitchel McLaughlin
Preceded by Sir John Gorman	Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly 2002–2007 With: Donovan McClelland Jane Morrice	Succeeded by Francie Molloy David McClarty John Dallat