George Ennis

George Ennis
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Strangford
In office
26 November 2003  7 March 2007
Preceded by Cedric Wilson
Succeeded by Simon Hamilton
Personal details
Born (1953-02-09) 9 February 1953
Greyabbey, Northern Ireland
Nationality British
Political party Traditional Unionist Voice
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Unionist Party
United Kingdom Unionist Party
Religion Presbyterian

Alderman George Ennis (born 9 February 1953) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

He is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician 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 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.

References

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
Cedric Wilson
MLA for Strangford
2003 - 2007
Succeeded by
Simon Hamilton


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