Jim Walker (Northern Ireland politician) explained

Office:High Sheriff of Belfast
Term Start:1993
Term End:1994
Predecessor:Thomas Patton
Successor:Margaret Crooks
Constituency1:Pottinger
Term Start1:15 May 1985
Term End1:21 May 1997
Predecessor1:New district
Successor1:David Ervine
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Death Date:23 September 2022 [1]
Party:Independent Unionist (1995-1997)
Democratic Unionist Party (until 1995)

James Junior Walker (died 23 September 2022) was a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was the High Sheriff of Belfast between 1993 and 1994.He served as a Belfast City Councillor for the Pottinger DEA from 1985 to 1997.

Background

Walker was first elected to Belfast City Council at the 1985 election, being one of three Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) representatives, for the Pottinger district.[2]

In 1993, he was appointed High Sheriff of Belfast.[3] During his time in office, Walker initially objected to the ‘Monument to the Unknown Worker’, a piece commemorating working-class women in Belfast, as being a symbol of prostitution. However, he later supported the monument, paying tribute to the women “who worked, who cleaned, who scrubbed, who actually went out and earned a living.”[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James (Junior) WALKER. Funeral Times. 14 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Pottinger election results 1985. Ark elections. 14 November 2024.
  3. Web site: High Sheriffs of Belfast since 1900. Jefferey Dudgeon MBE. 14 November 2024.
  4. News: Unknown Woman Worker 1993 . RTE. 8 June 1993. 14 November 2024.