Joan Carson

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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 (age 87)
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
Residence(s)Enniskillen
Alma materStranmillis University College
ProfessionTeacher

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

Born in Enniskillen, Carson studied at 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] In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.[2]

Carson stood down from her council seat in 2001[3] and from her Assembly seat at the 2003 election.[4] She is currently a UUP party officer.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Biography – Joan Carson Archived 26 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Assembly
  2. ^ Northern Ireland elections
  3. ^ Dungannon Borough Council Elections 1993 – 2005, Northern Ireland Elections
  4. ^ Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland Elections
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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