David McNarry | |
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Leader of UKIP Northern Ireland | |
In office 4 October 2013 – 28 November 2016 | |
Leader | Nigel Farage |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford | |
In office 26 November 2003 – 30 March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Tom Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Philip Smith |
Member of Ards Borough Council | |
In office 21 May 1997 – 7 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | Stanley McCoy |
Succeeded by | Philip Smith |
Constituency | Ards West |
Personal details | |
Born | Northern Ireland | 25 May 1948
Political party | UKIP (since 2012) Ulster Unionist (1963 - 2012) |
Occupation | Businessman |
David McNarry (born 25 May 1948) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician and Ulster Loyalist representative who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 2003 to 2016.
A former member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), he served as chief whip and education spokesman. He defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in 2012, serving as the leader of UKIP Northern Ireland from 2013 to 2016.
He is the current Assistant Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland.[1]