Joan Carson

Joan Carson (born 29 January 1935) is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Joan Carson
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
In office
25 June 1998  26 November 2003
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byArlene Foster
Personal details
Born (1935-01-29) 29 January 1935
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
ResidenceEnniskillen
Alma materStranmillis University College
ProfessionTeacher

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

  1. Biography – Joan Carson Archived 26 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Assembly
  2. Dungannon Borough Council Elections 1993 – 2005, Northern Ireland Elections
  3. Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland Elections
  4. "Ulster Unionist Party - for All of Us". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
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