Fred Cobain

Fred Cobain
Member of Belfast City Council
Assumed office
2 May 2019
Preceded byLydia Patterson
ConstituencyCastle
In office
5 May 2005 – 27 August 2010
Preceded byBilly Hutchinson
Succeeded byFred Rodgers
ConstituencyOldpark
In office
15 May 1985 – 7 June 2001
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byElaine McMillen
ConstituencyCourt
Member of Carrickfergus Borough Council
In office
30 December 2013 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byDavid Hilditch
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyCarrick Castle
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast North
In office
25 June 1998 – 2011
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byPaula Bradley
Personal details
Born (1946-04-30) 30 April 1946 (age 78)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party (2013 - present)
Other political
affiliations
Ulster Unionist Party (until 2013)
SpouseSandra Cobain
Websitehttp://www.fredcobain.com

Fred Cobain, MBE (born 30 April 1946) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician from Northern Ireland, serving as a Belfast City Councillor for the Castle DEA since 2019 . He was previously an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North from 1998 until 2011.