Paul Berry (politician)

Paul Berry
Member of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
Assumed office
22 May 2014
Preceded byCouncil established
ConstituencyCusher
Member of Armagh City and District Council
In office
7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014
Preceded bySharon McClelland
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyCusher
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Newry and Armagh
In office
25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byWilliam Irwin
Personal details
Born (1976-06-03) 3 June 1976 (age 48)
Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Political partyIndependent Unionist (2006 - present)
DUP (1992–2006)
SpouseLorna Berry

Paul Berry (born 3 June 1976) is a Northern Irish Independent Unionist politician, serving as an Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Councillor for the Cusher DEA since 2014.

He was previously a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh from 1998 to 2007.

Elected as a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) candidate, Berry left the party in 2006 to sit as an Independent Unionist after a scandal about his alleged sex act with a male masseur in a Belfast hotel. [1]

  1. ^ Bowcott, Owen (11 February 2006). "Unionist quits after masseur allegations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 May 2023.