Annie Armstrong (politician) explained

Annie Armstrong
Office:Northern Ireland Forum Member
for West Belfast
Term Start:30 May 1996
Term End:25 April 1998
Predecessor:New forum
Successor:Forum dissolved
Office1:Member of
Lisburn City Council
Constituency1:Dunmurry Cross
Term Start1:19 May 1993
Term End1:21 May 1997
Successor1:Ita Gray
Nationality:Irish
Occupation:Politician

Annie Armstrong is a former Irish republican politician.

Background

Armstrong moved to Twinbrook, Belfast in 1974 and became a community worker in 1981.[1] At the 1993 Northern Ireland local elections, she was elected for Sinn Féin to represent Dunmurry Cross on Lisburn City Council.[2]

Political career

At the Northern Ireland Forum election in 1996, Armstrong was placed fourth on the Sinn Féin list for West Belfast, but was elected in their best result in Northern Ireland.[3] She did not defend her council seat in 1997, and did not stand for the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998.

Outside of politics

Outside politics, Armstrong established the Colin Community Forum, Colin Community Restorative Justice, Colin Health for All and Cumann na Fuiseoige GAA. She became a Director of Lisburn Strategic Partnership and the Colin Neighbourhood Initiative, and works as a Community Safety Project Worker with the Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders. In 2008, she was appointed as an independent member of the District Policing Partnership.

Notes and References

  1. Neil Greenlees, "FORMER DUNMURRY SINN FEIN COUNCILLOR BECOMES DPP MEMBER", Ulster Star, 1 April 2008
  2. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lglisburn.htm Lisburn City Council, 1993 – 2005
  3. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/awb.htm West Belfast