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Duncan Shipley-Dalton Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Antrim SouthIn office
25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003Preceded by New Creation Succeeded by David Burnside Personal details Born 7 November 1970 Political party Ulster Unionist Party Alma mater University of Essex, Queen's University Belfast Duncan Shipley-Dalton (born 7 November 1970) is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Newport, Isle of Wight, Shipley-Dalton attended the University of Essex and Queen's University Belfast before becoming a barrister. From 1994-98, he served in the Royal Irish Regiment.[1]
Biography
Shipley-Dalton was a strong supporter of the Belfast Agreement.[2] At the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998, Shipley-Dalton was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in South Antrim.[1] He initially aimed to be selected as the party's candidate in the South Antrim by-election, 2000, but later withdrew, claiming that the party leadership intended David Campbell to be their candidate. He endorsed Campbell, but announced his retirement from politics at the forthcoming 2003 election.[2]
After standing down, Shipley-Dalton moved to the United States, where he is an active supporter of the Democratic Party.[3] In 2007 he received a Master in Public Administration (MPA) degree from Harvard University.[citation needed]
He returned to the UK in 2008 and now lives in Southampton.
References
- ^ a b Biography - Duncan Shipley Dalton, Northern Ireland Assembly
- ^ a b "Unionist quits poll contest", BBC News
- ^ "The answer is yeth", Slugger O'Toole
Northern Ireland Assembly Preceded by
New creationMLA for Antrim South
1998 - 2003Succeeded by
David BurnsideCategories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- Harvard University alumni
- Northern Ireland MLAs 1998–2003
- Ulster Unionist Party politicians
- Alumni of the University of Essex
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Royal Irish Regiment (formed 1992) officers
- People from Newport, Isle of Wight
- Members of the Bar of Northern Ireland
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