Robert Coulter
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Robert Coulter MBE (23 October 1929 – 5 September 2018) was a Northern Irish unionist politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for a North Antrim, as a member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), from 1998 to 2011. He was a prominent proponent of unionism, and was the second oldest MLA after the Rev. Ian Paisley at the time of his retirement in 2011.
Quick Facts Member of the Legislative Assembly for Antrim North, Preceded by ...
Robert Coulter | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly for Antrim North | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 5 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | Robin Swann |
Member of Ballymena Borough Council | |
In office 19 May 1993 – 7 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | Seamus Laverty |
Constituency | Bannside |
In office 15 May 1985 – 19 May 1993 | |
Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Constituency | Ballymena Town |
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for North Antrim | |
In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998 | |
Preceded by | Forum created |
Succeeded by | Forum dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | (1929-10-23)23 October 1929 Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
Died | 5 September 2018(2018-09-05) (aged 88) |
Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin University of Ulster |
Profession | Clergyman |
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