Jim Shannon | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Strangford | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Iris Robinson |
| Majority | 5,131 (13.2%) |
| Democratic Unionist portfolios | |
| 2017–present 2012–2015 | Human Rights |
| 2015–present 2010–2015 | Health |
| 2015–2017 | Equality |
| 2015–2017 2010–2015 | Transport |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Strangford | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 2 August 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Simpson Gibson |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Strangford | |
| In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Local government offices | |
| 1991–92 | 14th Mayor of Ards |
| 1990–91 | 13th Deputy Mayor of Ards |
| Member of Ards Borough Council for Ards Peninsula | |
| In office 15 May 1985 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Adair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard James Shannon 25 March 1955 Omagh, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Sandra Shannon |
| Children | 3 |
Richard James Shannon (born 25 March 1955) is a Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Strangford since 2010. He is the DUP's Health Spokesperson.[1] He had previously sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 to 2010 as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland (MLA) for Strangford.
- ^ "Jim Shannon MP". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.