James Leslie (British politician)
James Leslie | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | Mervyn Storey |
Personal details | |
Born |
Singida, Tanzania | 1 March 1958
Died |
22 February 2009 50) Costa Rica | (aged
Political party |
Conservative Ulster Unionist (Until 2006) |
Spouse(s) | Judena |
Relations | 1 |
Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
Religion | Anglican |
James Seymour Leslie (1 March 1958 – 22 February 2009)[1] was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Singida, Tanzania, and educated at Eton College, Leslie read law and land economy at Queens' College, Cambridge, before becoming a merchant banker. Despite having no experience in politics, he was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim in 1998.[2]
Leslie did not stand in the 2003 Assembly election. In 2006, he resigned from the UUP and joined the Conservatives in Northern Ireland.[3] In the same year, he was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim.[4]
Leslie stood for the Conservatives in North Down at the 2007 Assembly election, but was not elected. He died aged 50 on 22 February 2009, of a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Costa Rica.[1][5]
References
- 1 2 "RIP.ie - Death notice". Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ↑ Biography - James Leslie, Northern Ireland Assembly
- ↑ "Senior UUP man defects to Tories", BBC News, 21 September 2006
- ↑ The Belfast Gazette: no. 6730. p. 1. 30 December 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ "Former minister dies on holiday", BBC News, 23 February 2009
Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
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Preceded by New creation |
MLA for Antrim North 1998 - 2003 |
Succeeded by Mervyn Storey |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Dermot Nesbitt |
Junior Minister 2002 |
Succeeded by Office suspended |