Martin Smyth

Martin Smyth
Member of Parliament
for Belfast South
In office
4 March 1982 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byRobert Bradford
Succeeded byAlasdair McDonnell
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast South
In office
20 October 1982 – 1986
Preceded byAssembly re-established
Succeeded byAssembly abolished
Member of the Constitutional Convention
for Belfast South
In office
1975–1976
Preceded byConvention created
Succeeded byConvention dissolved
Personal details
Born (1931-06-15) 15 June 1931 (age 93)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
ProfessionClergyman

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.

  1. ^ "Reverend Martin Smyth". Hansard. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary career for The Rev Martin Smyth - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2021.