Paul Berry | |
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Member of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council | |
Assumed office 22 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Council established |
Constituency | Cusher |
Member of Armagh City and District Council | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Sharon McClelland |
Succeeded by | Council abolished |
Constituency | Cusher |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Newry and Armagh | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | William Irwin |
Personal details | |
Born | Craigavon, Northern Ireland | 3 June 1976
Political party | Independent Unionist (2006 - present) DUP (1992–2006) |
Spouse | Lorna 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]