James Leslie (British politician)
James Leslie | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | Mervyn Storey |
Personal details | |
Born | Singida, Tanzania | 1 March 1958
Died | 22 February 2009 Costa Rica | (aged 50)
Political party | Conservative Ulster Unionist (Until 2006) |
Spouse(s) | Judena |
Relations | 1 |
Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
James Seymour Leslie (1 March 1958 – 22 February 2009)[1] was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Singida, Tanzania, and educated at Eton College, Leslie read law and land economy at Queens' College, Cambridge, before becoming a merchant banker. In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in North Antrim.[2] Despite having no experience in politics, he was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim in 1998.[3]
Leslie did not stand in the 2003 Assembly election. In 2006, he resigned from the UUP and joined the Conservatives in Northern Ireland.[4] In the same year, he was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim.[5]
Leslie stood for the Conservatives in North Down at the 2007 Assembly election, but was not elected. He died aged 50 on 22 February 2009, of a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Costa Rica.[1][6]
References[]
- ^ a b "RIP.ie - Death notice". RIP.ie. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^ Northern Ireland elections
- ^ Biography - James Leslie Archived 8 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Assembly
- ^ "Senior UUP man defects to Tories", BBC News, 21 September 2006
- ^ "No. 6730". The Belfast Gazette. 30 December 2005. p. 1.
- ^ "Former minister dies on holiday", BBC News, 23 February 2009
- 1958 births
- 2009 deaths
- Northern Ireland MLAs 1998–2003
- Junior ministers of the Northern Ireland Assembly (since 1999)
- Ulster Unionist Party MLAs
- Conservative Party (UK) politicians
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
- High Sheriffs of Antrim
- Ulster Defence Regiment soldiers