Thomas Burns (politician)

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Thomas Burns
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Antrim South
In office
26 November 2003 – 2011
Preceded byDonovan McClelland
Succeeded byPam Lewis
Personal details
Born (1960-08-29) 29 August 1960 (age 61)
Aldergrove, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Political partySDLP
Websitehttp://www.thomasburns.org

Thomas Burns MLA (born 29 August 1960) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician in Northern Ireland.

Burns was elected as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim in 2003 and has been an Antrim Borough Councillor since 1997. He is currently the Chairman of his local branch of the SDLP. On 5 May 2011, he lost re-election to the Assembly, but was easily returned to the Borough Council.[1]

Membership[]

  • Vice Chairman of the Council's planning committee
  • Crumlin Development Association
  • Chairman of Camlin Credit Union in Crumlin
  • Member of Citizens Advice Bureau
  • Board of Governors of two local schools, St Josephs Primary School and Crumlin High School.

A keen supporter of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Burns is a former player for .

References[]

  1. ^ In the first round, and with the most first-preference votes in the South East district; Election results Archived 7 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Antrim Borough Council, retrieved 13 May 2011.

External links[]

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Antrim South
2003–2011 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from ""