George Ennis

Alderman George Ennis (born 9 February 1953) is an English politician in Northern Ireland.

For the American artist, see George Pearse Ennis.

George Ennis
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Strangford
In office
26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded byCedric Wilson
Succeeded bySimon Hamilton
Personal details
Born (1953-02-09) 9 February 1953
Greyabbey, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyTraditional Unionist Voice
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Unionist Party
United Kingdom Unionist Party

He is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician first elected to Ards (borough) in 1993 and was Mayor of Ards in 1998–1999.[1]

Ennis was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003 for the constituency of Strangford for the DUP.

In February 2007, Ennis defected from the DUP to the UK Unionist Party (UKUP). He stood for the Strangford seat on a UKUP ticket but lost his seat. Following the demise of UKUP, Ennis sat as an independent councillor in Ards before joining the Traditional Unionist Voice on 15 September 2009.[2]

He is Vice Chair of the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Council, a Board member of SEELB and Chair of the Northern Ireland Strategic Waste Partnership.

Ennis is a member of the Greenwell Street Presbyterian Church.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Former DUP assembly man joins TUV
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
Cedric Wilson		 MLA for Strangford
2003–2007		 Succeeded by
Simon Hamilton


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