Wilson, Sammy
Mr Sammy Wilson MP is a member of parliament for the constituency of East Antrim, he is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and has been in office since 2005.
Biography[edit]
Sammy Wilson MP was born in Belfast in 1953. Educated at Methodist College Belfast, he went on to graduate in Economics and Politics from Queens University Belfast and then from Stranmillis Teaching College. Mr Wilson took up a teaching post at Grosvenor Grammar School after graduation where he was to become Head of Economics and Assistant Chief Examiner for A-Level Economics in Northern Ireland.
Political Career[edit]
Sammy Wilson MP began his life in politics as the Democratic Unionist Party Press Officer and in 1981 he was elected as a DUP councillor to Belfast City Council, a position he held until 2010. Wilson became the first person from the party to serve as Lord Mayor of the City in 1986/1987 and did so again in 2000/2001. Mr Wilson was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in May 1996 for the constituency of East Belfast (1996-98) and went on to represent this area again after the Northern Ireland Assembly in June 1998. In the Assembly election of 2003 Sammy Wilson was successful in being re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the East Antrim constituency and was joined by fellow East Antrim party candidates George Dawson and David Hilditch. This momentum was carried through to the Westminster Election on 5 May 2005 which saw Sammy Wilson being elected as Member of Parliament for East Antrim with 49.6% of the vote. Despite unfavourable boundary changes he was reelected in 2010 with a majority of 6770.
Roles[edit]
Parliamentary career
- Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury) (2010-)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (2010-12)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) (2009-10)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (2007-09)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (2007-10)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Innovation, Universities and Skills) (2007-08)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (2005-07)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (2003-07)
Select committees
- Transport Committee (2008-09)
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (2005-08)
