Roy Beggs

Roy Beggs
Member of Larne Borough Council
In office
15 May 1985 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyLarne Lough
In office
30 May 1973 – 15 May 1985
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyLarne Area B
Member of Parliament
for East Antrim
In office
9 June 1983 – 5 May 2005
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded bySammy Wilson
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for North Antrim
In office
20 October 1982 – 1986
Preceded byAssembly re-established
Succeeded byAssembly dissolved
Personal details
Born (1936-02-20) 20 February 1936 (age 88)
Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party (1982-present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Unionist Party (1973 - 1981)
SpouseWilma Beggs
RelationsRoy Beggs Jnr (son)
Children4
ResidenceLarne
Alma materStranmillis University College
ProfessionTeacher
WebsiteRoy Beggs

John Robert Beggs (born 20 February 1936), commonly known as Roy Beggs, is a Northern Irish unionist politician and former teacher. Formerly a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), he defected to the rival Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in 1981. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Antrim from 1983 to 2005, and was a Larne Borough Councillor from 1973 to 2014, representing the district of Larne Area B and its successor, Larne Lough.