Tom Hamilton (politician)

Tom Hamilton (born 8 July 1954) is an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 2000 to 2003.

Tom Hamilton
Mayor of Ards
In office
2000–2001
Deputy mayor of Ards
In office
1999–2000
Member of
Ards Borough Council
In office
19 May 1993 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byTom Benson
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyNewtownards
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Strangford
In office
January 2001 – 26 November 2003
Preceded byTom Benson
Succeeded byDavid McNarry
Personal details
Born (1954-07-08) 8 July 1954 (age 70)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
OccupationPolitician

Background

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Born in Belfast, Hamilton studied at the Methodist College, Belfast, then at Stranmillis College. He became a teacher and in 1993 was elected to Ards Borough Council as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member. From 1999, he served as Deputy Mayor, then from 2000 to 2001 as Mayor of Ards.[1]

Hamilton stood in the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, in Strangford. Although unsuccessful, he was co-opted in January 2001, following the death of fellow UUP member Tom Benson. He did not defend his seat in 2003.[2]

References

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Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Strangford
2001–2003
Succeeded by