George Ennis

George Ennis
Member of Ards Borough Council
In office
19 May 1993 – 5 May 2011
Preceded bySimpson Gibson
Succeeded byJimmy Menagh
ConstituencyNewtownards
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Strangford
In office
26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded byCedric Wilson
Succeeded bySimon Hamilton
Personal details
Born (1953-02-09) 9 February 1953 (age 71)
Greyabbey, Northern Ireland
Political partyTraditional Unionist Voice (2009 - present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Unionist Party (Until 2007)
UK Unionist Party (2007)

Alderman George Ennis (born 9 February 1953) is a former Northern Irish Unionist politician who was a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 2003 to 2007.

Background

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Ennis was first elected to Ards (borough) in 1993 and was Mayor of Ards in 1998–1999.[1]

Ennis was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003 for the constituency of Strangford for the DUP.

In February 2007, Ennis defected from the DUP to the UK Unionist Party (UKUP). He stood for the Strangford seat on a UKUP ticket but lost his seat. Following the demise of UKUP, Ennis sat as an independent councillor in Ards before joining the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) on 15 September 2009.[2]

He is Vice Chair of the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Council, a board member of SEELB and Chair of the Northern Ireland Strategic Waste Partnership.

Ennis is a member of the Greenwell Street Presbyterian Church.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Alderman George Ennis (DUP) - Ards Borough Council". Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
  2. ^ Former DUP assembly man joins TUV
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Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Strangford
2003–2007
Succeeded by