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 Name: Mr Jim Shannon
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Strangford
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Place and Date of Birth: Omagh, Co Tyrone.
25.03.1955.
Married: Yes.
Family: 3 Sons.
Education:

Ballywalter Primary School.
Coleraine Institute.
Occupation and brief
outline of career:

Self-employed pork retailer since 1985.
1973 - 75 Parents' business in Ballywalter.
1975 - 76 In Canada (landed immigrant).
1976 - 77 Parents' business.
1977 - 85 H.Denny & Sons Ltd.
Brief outline of public/
political career:

1977 Joined DUP.
1985 Elected to Ards Borough Council.
1991 - 92 Mayor Ards Borough Council.
1996 - 98 Forum for Political Dialogue.
1998 - present Elected to Northern Ireland Assembly.
Other memberships/ interests/
achievements/ awards:
G.S.M. NI 1974 -75.
UDR, TA 1977 - 88.
UFU Membership Mid-Ards.
Royal British Legion Greyabbey.
Comber wildfowlers BASC.
Countryside Alliance.
Kircubbin Volunteers LOL 1900.
Royal Black Perceptory RBP 675.
Apprentice Boys of Derry Comber Club.