Ken Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)
Ken Robinson (born 1942) is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician
Ken Robinson | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Antrim East | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 2011 | |
| Preceded by | New Creation |
| Succeeded by | Oliver McMullan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1942 |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Alma mater | Queen's University, Belfast |
| Website | Ken Robinson |
He was educated at Ballyclare High School, Queen's University, Belfast and Stranmillis College. Before entering politics, he was Head of Cavehill Primary School.
Robinson is a Newtownabbey Borough Councillor (1985–1993 and 1995–1997). He has served as both Mayor (1991–1992) and Deputy-Mayor, and was Vice Chair of the Economic Development Committee (1995–1998).
He was first elected a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1998 and re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
He was a member of the Committee of the Centre and the Education Committee in the 1998–2003 Assembly.
Ken was a member of the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure and the Committee on Procedures until his retirement from Stormont in March 2011. This followed on from his announcement in October 2010 that he was not seeking re-selection from the Ulster Unionist East Antrim Constituency Association.
Ken Robinson's seat in East Antrim was won by Sinn Féin in the Assembly election of 5 May 2011 following boundary changes.
On 20 September 2010, he announced his retirement from the Assembly, telling his constituency association in East Antrim that he would not be putting his name forward for next years assembly elections.[1]
References
- "BBC News – Ulster Unionist MLA Ken Robinson to retire". BBC News. BBC News. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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| Civic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Fraser Agnew |
Mayor of Newtownabbey 1991–1992 |
Succeeded by Arthur Templeton |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| New assembly | MLA for East Antrim 1998–2011 |
Succeeded by Oliver McMullan |