Joan Carson Explained

Joan Carson
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
Assembly:Northern Ireland
Term Start:25 June 1998
Term End:26 November 2003
Predecessor:Constituency created
Successor:Arlene Foster
Office1:Member of Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
Constituency1:Dungannon Town
Term Start1:21 May 1997
Term End1:7 June 2001
Predecessor1:Leslie Holmes
Successor1:Ken Maginnis
Birth Date:29 January 1935
Birth Place:Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Nationality:British
Party:Ulster Unionist Party
Residence:Enniskillen
Alma Mater:Stranmillis University College
Profession:Teacher

Joan Carson (born 29 January 1935) is a former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician in Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1998 to 2003.

Background

Born in Enniskillen, Carson studied at Enniskillen Collegiate School and Stranmillis College before working as a teacher. In 1997 she was elected to Dungannon Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, she was elected in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.[1]

Carson stood down from her council seat in 2001[2] and from her Assembly seat at the 2003 election.[3] She is currently a UUP party officer.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/biogs/jcarson.htm Biography – Joan Carson
  2. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgdungannon.htm Dungannon Borough Council Elections 1993 – 2005
  3. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/afst.htm Fermanagh and South Tyrone
  4. Web site: Ulster Unionist Party - for All of Us . 2008-04-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513201220/http://www.uup.org/people_officers.htm . 13 May 2008 . dmy-all .