Martin Smyth | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Belfast South | |
| In office 4 March 1982 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Bradford |
| Succeeded by | Alasdair McDonnell |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast South | |
| In office 20 October 1982 – 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Assembly re-established |
| Succeeded by | Assembly abolished |
| Member of the Constitutional Convention for Belfast South | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Convention created |
| Succeeded by | Convention dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1931 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Profession | Clergyman |
William Martin Smyth (born 15 June 1931) is a Northern Irish unionist clergyman-politician. An ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, he was Grand Master of the Orange Order during much of the Troubles and served as the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast South from 1982 to 2005.[1][2] He was also a vice-president of the Conservative Monday Club.
Smyth was minister of Raffrey, County Down, congregation from 1957 to 1963 and of Alexandra Church, Belfast, 1963–1982.