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Name: Mrs Iris Robinson
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Strangford
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Place and Date of Birth: Belfast
06.09.1949
Married: YES
Family: 2 Sons 1 Daughter
Education:

Cregagh Primary School
Knockbreda Intermediate School
Cregagh Technical College

Occupation and brief
outline of career:

Private secretary to Managing Director of Supermac Ltd.(now Sainsbury's Forestside).
Atkinson's ties - private secretary.
Temporary secretarial work with agency.

Brief outline of public/
political career:
1989 - Elected to Castlereagh Borough Council.
1991/92 - First woman Mayor (three times).
Elected to Northern Ireland Forum.
1998 - Elected to Northern Ireland Assembly.
2001 - Elected to Westminster.
2003 - Elected to Northern Ireland Assembly.
Chairman of staff & office committee.
Former board member Ballyoran Centre, Ballybeen.
Other memberships/ interests/
achievements/awards:
2003 - Awarded trophy from MS Society for outstanding work on behalf of Charity.