Cedric Wilson
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Not to be confused with Cedrick Wilson.
For the Scottish pharmacologist Cedric Wilson, see C. W. M. Wilson.
Cedric Wilson (born 6 June 1948) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician who was leader of the Northern Ireland Unionist Party (NIUP) from 1999 to 2008, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 1998 to 2003.
Quick Facts Leader of the Northern Ireland Unionist Party, Deputy ...
Cedric Wilson | |
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Leader of the Northern Ireland Unionist Party | |
In office January 1999 – 10 March 2008 | |
Deputy | Patrick Roche |
Preceded by | Party created |
Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | George Ennis |
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum | |
In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998 | |
Constituency | Top-up list |
Member of Castlereagh Borough Council | |
In office 15 May 1985 – 17 May 1989 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Joyce Boyd |
Constituency | Castlereagh Central |
In office 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985 | |
Preceded by | Elizabeth Rea |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Constituency | Castlereagh Area C |
Personal details | |
Born | (1948-06-06) 6 June 1948 (age 75) Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
Nationality | British |
Political party | NI Unionist Party (1999 - 2008) UK Unionist Party (1996 -1998) DUP (Pre 1996) |
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He founded the NIUP after resigning from the UK Unionist Party (UKUP), in response to party leader Bob McCartney's proposal to withdraw his MLAs from the Assembly, in the event of the IRA not decommissioning their weapons.